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[gemilicious]

A white fluffy cat comes dashing in through the door.

In its mouth is a length of some shiny ribbon, that it alternates racing around with it, and flopping over to wrestle with it.

"Opal? Opal!" a voice calls.

"Opal do you have my ribbon?"

A unicorn steps into the bar, and spots the cat.

Oh no!

It's already starting to fray from Opal's claws, and like everything else Rarity likes to work with, is hard to get and expensive.

"OPAL, NO!"

She makes a dash, and so does kitty.

Commence a semi-merry chase through the bar to save what's left of the ribbon.

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[havetubawilltravel]

And cue Pinkie trying to help out by catching the cat!

"Here Opal!" Pinkie shouts. "I HAVE A BIG, JUICY BANANA!"

And so she does. Don't even ask where she got it from.

[gemilicious]

Banana?

Does Pinky take Opalescence for a monkey?

Rejecting the banana, she makes instead for a sofa to hide under.

It's filthy under there but she'll survive.

And keep the ribbon.

Rarity won't touch dirt if she can help it.

[havetubawilltravel]

Well, it works with Gummy! Just trust her. Gummy totally loves bananas.

REALLY.

Never let it be said that Pinkie's afraid of dirt; she ducks her head under the sofa and reaches for the cat. "Here I am, Opal! It's Pinkie! Do you remember me? PINKIE PIE!"

[gemilicious]

Alas, Opalescence is not Gummy.

She will never like bananas.

She will also not like big, shouty heads appearing under sofas.

A cry of surprise and, still carrying the ribbon, she darts for another sofa.

Pinkie Pie, can you not see Opal is trying to hide?

"Opal, please don't hide under there. You'll be filthy and I'll have to give you a bath."

[havetubawilltravel]

She can tell! But! But why should there be hiding?! She's trying to help?!

"You hear that Opal?" Pinkie asks, hooves to hips. "Do you want to get washed in the lake out back?!"

[gemilicious]

Oh Pinky you just don't understand cats very well do you?

"Pinky I hardly think a lake is a suitable place to give a bath. It's much too cold and full of ... things. Opal would never get clean."

Poor Opal is not sure whether she should start counting her blessings now, or later.

[havetubawilltravel]

She's too used to glassy-eyed, non-communicative alligators at this point in her life - and sadly she never developed Fluttershy's rapport with animals. But hey, Pinkie's still trying!

"But Opal could play tag with the giant squid!" What? It sounds like a good idea!