Trying To Make A Sale

[Pristine Polish]

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Pristine Polish hadn’t been in Ponyville long at all, so she hadn’t exactly established herself just yet nor does she know every pony. She’s hoping to change all that and get some clients. After all, a great way to boost business is through word of mouth. So, she hopes to make a great first impression on every pony. After grabbing some breakfast, she headed off to the middle of town with her wagon in tow to sell her cleaning solutions to the Ponyville residents. It was a nice sunny morning and as far as the light blue unicorn could tell most of the residents appeared to be in a good mood.

 

Using a megaphone, Pristine Polish cleared her throat and made the announcement, “attention Ponyville, I Pristine Polish am here today to present to you a very special offer. For the low, low price of five bits you can now remove nasty stains from just about anything including whites. Yes, it’s true no longer can stains hide from even the finest of silk for I, Pristine Polish have created just the right solution using the right amount of my unicorn magic to get the job done. In fact, I am so confident in my product that if it doesn’t work to your satisfaction I will fully reimburse you! Yes, you heard that right ladies and gentlecolts! My product will work and if it doesn’t you will get your money back. You don’t believe me? Here let me show you what my cleaning solution can do for you today!” After making her claim Pristine retrieved a white hand towel from her wagon and deliberately tossed it into a nearby mud puddle causing some in the audience to audibly gasp. Pristine chuckled though she could hardly blame them. The once beautiful towel was now absolutely filthy and unrecognizable. “Relax, it’s all part of the demonstration,” she assured them.

 

Humming softly she used her unicorn magic to telekinetically pick up the now muddied towel. She then telekinetically picked up one of her cleaning solutions, removed the lid and poured some of it onto the towel. “And now for the moment you have all been waiting for! The grand finale!” Upon lifting the towel out of the solution and wringing it dry, she slowly unfolded the towel revealing it to be once again clean without a stain in sight. “Ta da!” Pristine exclaimed taking a bow. Watching in awe, the audience just gasped and then they began to murmur excitedly amongst themselves. Some of them even began to applaud. “Thank you! Thank you every pony! I’m glad you enjoyed my little demonstration,” she said taking another bow.

 

Unsurprisingly not long after, ponies began to line up at her wagon to purchase some of her solutions. As they did so she began to explain that each one of her solutions was for different things in detail. To make things less confusing she did organize her solutions in various rows. One row was for silk, another for whites, another for colors, another for wood, another for plastic, another for metal, another for bricks, another for porcelain, another for marble, one for glass, and etc. Whenever a customer has a question, Pristine was quick to answer it as thoroughly as possible.

[Obsidia]

A cloaked pony observes the stand from afar. She slowly approaches it, watching the demonstrations with wide eyes. She adjusts her hood slightly and takes another step closer, not really saying anything, just silently observing.

[Skylight Scintillate 2,226]

From behind a nearby bush, a bushy-maned pink pony observed this new sales wagon with significant skepticism. "Hmm, a boastful new pony in town, huh? That's suspicious. And this pony has a wagon cart thingy with all of her stuff? Even more suspicious. I'm telling you, this pony reeks of suspicion. Last time some boastful pony with a wagon cart thingy showed up in town, they tried to run Applejack out of business with their cider with sticks in it. The time before that, some boastful pony with a wagon cart thingy caused an ursa minor to trample through town. That means that this pony is definitely up to something."

"Now, what kind of surprise welcome party do I throw for a suspicious pony who is definitely up to something?" Pinkie Pie asked herself as she pulled out a notebook and a glitter pencil out of her mane before furiously taking notes down. 

[Lunaholic 1,245]

Meanwhile the Mane 6 observed the newcomer along Pinkie Pie.

Twilight Sparkle facehoofed as she listened to Pinkie Pie.

"Pinkie Pie, maybe we should be polite and give this newcomer a proper pony welcome? As a princess of friendship it is my duty to he-"

Rainbow Dash cuts Twilight.

"Yeah yeah egghead. This new pony is definitely NOT cool..."

Twilight rolls her eyes.

"That's not the point Rainbow Dash! I am going to meet this new pony right now wether you like it or not!"

Fluttershy joins Twilight.

"I-I think Twilight's right... We must show kindness to everypony... No matter how suspicious they look from outside..."

Fluttershy says with gentle tone and cute little smile.

Twilight and Fluttershy, and eventually the rest of mane 6 girls approached Pristine's wagon. Rarity seemed to have picked interest in some of her goods.

"My... These would do perfectly with my designs..."

Rarity said to herself while observing the various types of silks she had never seen before.

[Pristine Polish]

While making a sell, Pristine spotted a mysterious cloaked figure coming ever so slightly closer to her wagon. Not wanting to scare her off she quietly looked her over. ‘Strange fashion choice and there’s not even a single rain cloud in the sky. I wonder what she has to hide or he? I can’t really tell with the hood covering much of their face, but I don’t want to appear nosy or rude, so I’ll try my best not to stare so much,’ the cleaning sales pony thought to herself while trying her best to smile politely at the cloaked pony. Once the mysterious cloaked figure became next in line, Pristine still smiling cleared her throat. “Hello there. Welcome to my humble wagon. See anything in particular that catches your eye? Perhaps something to get nasty, stubborn stains out of that fine cloak you are wearing? What’s it made out of by the way? Polyester? Not that I am judging of course! But I do have cleaning solutions for just about any type of fabric. Please, don’t be shy. Step right on up and take a look for yourself,” she informed her in a friendly, welcoming tone gesturing her totally clean hoof towards her solutions. In fact, it was hard to believe that she had walked so far on a dirt road considering just how clean and shiny her hooves were. She had spoken in a thick Sparkletown accent unlikely heard from any pony there before.

 

But the mysterious cloaked pony was not the only curious thing she saw. As she looked straight ahead she thought she caught sight of a bushy bright pink mane sticking out from a bush. ‘What’s this another shy pony too shy to come out and see me?’ She thought getting self-conscious and thinking she may have accidentally done or said something offensive or scary. She glanced at her wagon. No there was nothing frightening about her soft colored wagon. Just a typical looking wagon with a single large rain drop design on either side of it. Nothing scary or offensive about that. Shaking her head she then returned her attention back to her customers.

 

Pristine then noticed a rather large group of six ponies approaching her and her wagon. Thinking them all potential customers she saw dollar signs and smiled at them. Looking them all over she recognized one of them had the same bright pink colored mane she spotted sticking out from the bush and she couldn’t help, but recognized that the purple one was an alicorn. Sparkletown may have been far, but news still traveled there. She had heard stories of a fourth alicorn princess and how she and her friends constantly worked together to defeat many a powerful foe and save Equestrian half a dozen times over. Plus she had bought and read their Friendship Journal and loved it! She loved it so much she read it several times. ‘This must be them!’ She thought feeling so excited that her smile widened as they approached. “Oh wow wow! It’s you! I mean of course it’s you! I read that you lived here, but I never expected… You must be Princess Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of Friendship! Oh wow, it is an honor to meet you and your friends! And you’re approaching my wagon? My wagon! Wow, some pony pinch me I must be dreaming!” She squealed jumping up and down in pure excitement.

 

Noticing other ponies just staring at her she stopped and cleared her throat. “I mean welcome Princess to my humble wagon. I am hoping to be able to make enough to afford my own shop. Maybe even open up a dry cleaners. I don’t know. But for now, what can I help you ladies with? Has some super evil and extremely messy monster left behind an enormous mess somewhere that only I can clean? If so I can for sure clean it. No problem. I can clean anything,” she informed them as she continued to stare unable to process that she was in the presence of such famous ponies. She felt like she wasn’t worthy to be even around them. It’s not like she ever did anything in her life even remotely noteworthy.

 

[Skylight Scintillate 2,226]

Pinkie Pie would jot down a few more notes before saying something about being spotted and bolting off.

Meanwhile, some of the other mane six approached Pristine's wagon to talk to her and examine her wares. Princess Twilight would also notice a mysterious cloaked pony near the wagon and would introduce herself to both ponies simultaneously. "Hello you two, my name is Twilight Sparkle. I don't think I have seen either of you two around Ponyville before. What brings you two here?"

On 2025-08-01 at 3:47 AM, Pristine Polish said:

“Oh wow wow! It’s you! I mean of course it’s you! I read that you lived here, but I never expected… You must be Princess Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of Friendship! Oh wow, it is an honor to meet you and your friends! And you’re approaching my wagon? My wagon! Wow, some pony pinch me I must be dreaming!”

"Yes, that's me," Twilight replied bashfully, blushing a little. "It sounds like you know quite a bit about me already. But what about you? What do you do?"

On 2025-08-01 at 3:47 AM, Pristine Polish said:

“I mean welcome Princess to my humble wagon. I am hoping to be able to make enough to afford my own shop. Maybe even open up a dry cleaners. I don’t know. But for now, what can I help you ladies with? Has some super evil and extremely messy monster left behind an enormous mess somewhere that only I can clean? If so I can for sure clean it. No problem. I can clean anything,”

"Sounds like you and me both like keeping things clean and organized," Twilight replied.

This got a groan out of Rainbow Dash. She rolled her eyes in disinterest as she hovered over everypony else.

Rarity, who has been inspecting some of Pristine's products, spoke up next. "Why, I think your wares are positively delightful. We should grab some tea and discuss how these products can be used to keep clothing spotless and fabulous."

[Obsidia]

Obsidia looks up at Twilight at an angle that she believes will allow her to see her facial features. She speaks up in a meek voice, "Hi... Remember me...?" She briefly looks back down at the ground again and then looks back up.

[Pristine Polish]

Pristine continued to smile and nodded when Twilight pointed out how she seemed to know a lot about her. ‘You have no idea,’ she thought to herself with a snicker. “Well of course I know a lot about you, Princess! You and your friends only saved Equestria about a million quadrillion times and you came out on top everytime proving how stupid and weak villains are! Oh and I kind of sort of had to buy your journal the very moment I saw that my town’s bookshop had it in stock and I read it at least three times now. Speaking of, I did bring the book with me and since you’re here… Wow, I mean I know you live here, but still wow I can’t believe I am actually meeting you for the very first time! I know I must look really silly to you. It’s just that I’ve never met a famous pony before. Celebrities tend to avoid my small hometown even though it is a very nice place to live. But listen to me go on. Anyways, I was wondering if you would do me the honor of signing my book? Your friends too if…if they like. It will be really great to get all of your signatures because you are all wonderful,” the blue unicorn practically gushed.

 

Using her telekinesis she pulled out her copy of the Friendship Journal from her wagon and a quill and levitated them towards Twilight. While eagerly waiting for a response from the purple book smart alicorn, Pristine answered her question about why she’s there. “Oh yeah I was actually hoping to move here from my…hometown. In truth, I couldn’t leave fast enough. I had to get out of there and try something new, you know? As for what my plans are, well I figure once I earn enough bits from selling my cleaning potions from my wagon I’ll try to open up a dry cleaners except it won’t be strictly for cleaning clothes. It will be for just about anything. You see I clean stuff pretty fast. For example..”

 

As she said this there happened to be a a light pink unicorn walking by with a strange dolphin cutie mark. She had a rather ghastly mud stain on a white scarf she was wearing around her neck. Seeing this as a perfect opportunity to demonstrate her cleaning prowess, Pristine strolled up to the pink unicorn and using her unicorn magic she aimed at the white scarf and concentrated on her clean spell. Within a second the mud stain vanished completely from the scarf. Grateful, the unicorn smiled, thanked Pristine and walked away. “You’re welcome! Just try to stay away from anymore mud, okay,” she called after the pink unicorn giving her a wave.

 

She then returned her attention to Twilight. She nodded when the purple alicorn mentioned how they both like being clean and organized. “Oh I certainly do. In fact, I feel like it is my life’s mission to make the world a much cleaner place to live. For example, just look at how dirty that pony’s hooves are. Oh that simply won’t do,” she mused upon seeing a passing earth pony with muddy hooves. Once again, she used her cleaning spell to instantly clean the earth pony’s hooves off. The earth pony was both startled by this and largely annoyed while storming off. “You’re welcome!” Pristine called after him oblivious to his annoyance.

 

Pristine did, however, notice how bored and annoyed Rainbow Dash was as she floated over them. The blue unicorn recalled how the blue pegasus preferred to live in the fast lane; which was certainly understandable. “You know you Wonderbolts work awfully hard and through not fault of your own your uniforms do…sometimes get a little bit um…messy. If yours gets too dirty feel free to come by my wagon and I’ll clean your uniform right up for you,” the clean loving unicorn then generously offered.

 

When Rarity spoke up, Pristine smiled at her most generous offer to hang out. “Really? You…you want to hang out with me? That’s…that’s awfully kind of you. I mean we’ve only just met and… Well of course I’d be delighted to join you and get to know you better. It sounds lovely. We will go someplace quiet, I hope? I’m…not a fan of loud sounds,” she shyly admitted. “Does…does Ponyville have a Boba tea shop by chance? Oh I hope so! I do adore me a good cup of boba tea,” she asked with a soft sigh.

 

She then remembered the mysterious cloaked pony who had come up to her wagon earlier. “Oh hello again. I don’t believe I caught your name. I’m Pristine Polish and I’m from Sparkletown. Who might you be?” She asked hoping to get an answer this time. She again wondered what this mysterious pony was trying so desperately to hide underneath her cloak. Did she get a terrible mane cut and now was too embarrassed to show her mane? Regardless, she knew it wasn’t any of her business so she refrained from asking. Also she didn’t want to appear rude.

[Obsidia]

Obsidia watched as Pristine casted a spell on two ponies without consent. She'd never seen cleaning spells be used that effectively before. But at the same time, she thought that casting spells on somepony without their consent sounded like something that should be illegal. Obsidia noticed that Pristine had asked her a question regarding her name. "Hm...?" she initially responds with. She hesitates for a moment before speaking again. "Um... I'm..." Obsidia trains her eyes on the ground that she is currently dragging her hoof along as she mumbles out her answer. "O...O-Obsidia..."

[Skylight Scintillate 2,226]

On 2025-08-03 at 11:06 PM, Obsidia said:

Obsidia looks up at Twilight at an angle that she believes will allow her to see her facial features. She speaks up in a meek voice, "Hi... Remember me...?" She briefly looks back down at the ground again and then looks back up.

Twilight glances at Obsidia up and down before asking, "Are you Princess Luna's student? I think I remember my mentor, Princess Celestia, mentioning that her sister has a student of her own? Is there something you're looking for from me?"

2 hours ago, Pristine Polish said:

"You and your friends only saved Equestria about a million quadrillion times and you came out on top everytime proving how stupid and weak villains are!"

"Ok, yeah, that might be an exaggeration, in addition to oversimplifying some things, but yes, my friends and I did save Equestria numerous times," Twilight replied. 

2 hours ago, Pristine Polish said:

"Anyways, I was wondering if you would do me the honor of signing my book? Your friends too if…if they like. It will be really great to get all of your signatures because you are all wonderful."

"Oh, ok, sure," Twilight replied. Normally, she would have been a little annoyed about signing a friendship journal. However, given that it sounded like Pristine read the book, she didn't mind this time. She would sign Pristine's copy before stepping aside to let her friends sign it as well. "So you read it all three times huh? Which entries are most relatable to your life?" Twilight asked.

"Hey um, I got uhh, some stuff to do," Rainbow Dash stammered out an excuse to leave. She swooped in after Twilight to add her signature before taking off in a rainbow blur. 

Applejack and Fluttershy would also sign Pristine's book before taking their leave, with Twilight offering Fluttershy some privacy while she signed the book. Applejack would explain how she felt that what Pristine had to offer didn't really apply to her on the farm. Fluttershy would slip away silently as she didn't feel comfortable introducing herself to Pristine yet.

That left Rarity and Princess Twilight standing around next to Pristine. 

2 hours ago, Pristine Polish said:

When Rarity spoke up, Pristine smiled at her most generous offer to hang out. “Really? You…you want to hang out with me? That’s…that’s awfully kind of you. I mean we’ve only just met and… Well of course I’d be delighted to join you and get to know you better. It sounds lovely. We will go someplace quiet, I hope? I’m…not a fan of loud sounds,” she shyly admitted. “Does…does Ponyville have a Boba tea shop by chance? Oh I hope so! I do adore me a good cup of boba tea,” she asked with a soft sigh.

"Of course! When are you available? It will be my treat," Rarity offered. 

Edited August 14 by Skylight Scintillate

[Pristine Polish]

Pristine Polish felt her face redden as Twilight inform her that she was oversimplifying events. “Oh, I’m sorry Your Highness. I…I didn’t mean to oversimplify your exploits,” she quickly apologized as she nervously drug her hoof along the ground. “I just sometimes feel that villains choose to do evil because they lack the intelligence necessary to contribute to the world in a positive matter. Apologies if that’s also wrong.”

 

She managed a small smile as the purple alicorn began to sign her book. “Aw thank you Princess Twilight. You have no idea how much this means to me,” the excitable blue unicorn thanked, clearly grateful. At Twilight’s question, Pristine’s ears lowered as she looked nervously at the ground. She wasn’t surprised that Twilight asked her which entries she found the most relatable. Clearly, the princess wanted to see for herself just how much of the book she read. Well, she did read it. That wasn’t the problem. It’s just difficult to pinpoint which entries relate to her when she herself didn’t really have any actual friends besides her own sister. And it wasn’t like she didn’t want any either. It’s just every time she tried to make a new friend they would either laugh at her or pretend to be her friend only to use her for something. Not a good feeling at all. She felt herself sweating as she struggled to come up with something.

 

As she stood there thinking Rainbow Dash signed and flew away in a sure fire hurry. The blue unicorn could hardly blame her. She probably was too slow and boring for the speedy pegasus who clearly had better things to do then to hang out with a nobody like her. The others also signed and left super fast. Watching then leave one by one made Pristine feel self conscious as though there was something terribly wrong with her? ‘Oh no what if they left because they can see right through me? What if they figured out that I have no friends and that my own parents don’t want anything to do with me because I’m not a big famous celebrity like my amazing sister?’ She asked herself freaking out. The only two who remained were Twilight and Rarity.

 

“Well yes I for sure read the book. It’s just hard for me to choose just one because they’re all so good! It’s um just too bad Rainbow Dash had…had to leave in such a hurry because I really did like her one lesson where she stuck by her teammates instead of joining Cloudsdale; which were her heroes, so the decision was especially hard for her. I also liked Applejack’s lesson about the dangers of being brutally honest. You know that time when you asked to be a judge for your fashion contest,” she said looking right at Rarity. “And I really liked your lesson, Rarity about being generous to your friends after they showed you so much kindness like the time you went to Manhattan and your rival stole your fashion idea and totally copied it. But instead of just giving up you were able to make a whole new line with the generous help of your friends. I really liked that story. Oh oh and Fluttershy’s lesson where she learns to become more assertive and stand up for herself in a healthy way instead of being a total bully about it. And the other Fluttershy lessons I really liked was the one where she at first thought what she offered was too small to make a difference, but then she learned that it wasn’t. That as long as you always do your best what you have to offer will always be enough. And I also liked the one where she got over her shyness enough for her to share her amazing singing voice with other ponies. Fluttershy really has come a long way. You all did.” Realizing she just said a mouthful she took a deep breath. “Sorry I feel like I rambled a bit. Just so many good lessons!”

 

She then looked over at the mysterious cloaked pony who finally told her her name. “Obsidia. That’s a pretty name. Sorry if I’m a bit much. I can get that way whenever I’m excited or nervous about something. I know it’s silly…”

 

At Rarity’s offer of when they should go hang out together and drink tea, Pristine thought a moment. She did only just arrive and would like to have some time to get her things together and settle in some before doing any major hanging out. “Hm, well I do need some time to unpack before I do too much. Will next week work for you?” She then asked. “And are you absolutely certain you want to hang out with me? I’m not really anybody special,” she asked feeling self-conscious as she looked sadly at the ground ears lowered.

 

@Skylight Scintillate  @Iridescent Edge

Edited August 17 by Nook Cranny

[Skylight Scintillate 2,226]

@Nook Cranny @Iridescent Edge 

On 2025-08-16 at 11:22 PM, Pristine Polish said:

“Oh, I’m sorry Your Highness. I…I didn’t mean to oversimplify your exploits,” she quickly apologized as she nervously drug her hoof along the ground. “I just sometimes feel that villains choose to do evil because they lack the intelligence necessary to contribute to the world in a positive matter. Apologies if that’s also wrong.”

Twilight shifted uncomfortably in response to this. It appeared that Twilight felt just as uneasy with this conversation as Pristine did. "Uum, I wouldn't exactly call what I do exploits. And a lot of villains my friends and I face do the things they do because they are hurt. We try to help them before they hurt anypony else. Pristine, I think there is a friend of mine you should meet. Her name is Starlight Glimmer. She used to claim that I was her greatest enemy, but we are friends now," Twilight replied, trying to shift the conversation away from Pristine's knowledge of the princess. 

On 2025-08-16 at 11:22 PM, Pristine Polish said:

Realizing she just said a mouthful she took a deep breath. “Sorry I feel like I rambled a bit. Just so many good lessons!”

Twilight noticed that Pristine didn't actually answer her question. "You seem to quite like the lessons that involve each of my friends being tested against their elements. I think that all of these experiences really strengthen all of our friendships and help us understand each other better. What about you? What do you think?" Twilight asked.

On 2025-08-16 at 11:22 PM, Pristine Polish said:

“And I really liked your lesson, Rarity about being generous to your friends after they showed you so much kindness like the time you went to Manhattan and your rival stole your fashion idea and totally copied it. But instead of just giving up you were able to make a whole new line with the generous help of your friends. I really liked that story."

"I admit sometimes the way I treated my friends wasn't the kindest I could have been. However, we always try to help each other out. If there is something I can offer to my friends that would help them, I would do so," Rarity replied.

On 2025-08-16 at 11:22 PM, Pristine Polish said:

“Hm, well I do need some time to unpack before I do too much. Will next week work for you?” She then asked. “And are you absolutely certain you want to hang out with me? I’m not really anybody special,” she asked feeling self-conscious as she looked sadly at the ground ears lowered.

"Oh you are anypony but a nopony!" Rarity dismissed. "You say you can get stains out of silk. Darling, I have been trying for the longest time to find something that can remove stains from silk. And you say you can. Plus, I can tell you just moved to town and don't know anypony here. I would like to help you by getting to know you," Rarity explained.

Edited August 20 by Skylight Scintillate