DM: PREVIOUSLY, IN EQUESTRIA...
Pinkie Pie: We had – all things considered – a pretty great party!
DM: And now Pinkie Pie's application for a Gala ticket has been approved.
Twilight Sparkle: Don't forget to mention we've all tweaked our builds! Comparing them all to how we started, I think we've managed to create a lot more synergy and effectiveness.
Rainbow Dash: Not that we'll actually USE any of our combat powers, but, y'know, whatever. They're still nice to have.
Applejack: <sigh> So, what's the plan for today, boss?
DM: Well, there's only one pony left who still needs a way into the Gala...
Rainbow Dash: Aww yeah, time to do something amazing. AND get credit for it this time!
Merry Holidays and Happy Christmas! We're back with Sonic Rainboom!
AND I finally updated the Cast page with those Level 9 character cards that took an entire arc to figure out tech for and agonize over! Including Gilda and Cheese Sandwich! Hooray!
I would guess because it's the pony equivalent of Christmas, hence the winter eve part. The first part is Hearth and that leaves you with swarming, a thing Parasprites are known for. There, case solved. ;3
Happy Holidays to everyone! And just for reference for everyone else, the other tickets were confirmed in Fall Weather Friends - Twilight, The Last Round Up - Applejack, Hurricane Fluttershy - Do I even need to say it?, Pinkie Pride - Obviously Pinkie Pie.
However the fact is Rarity MAY NOT have a ticket. I reread that part thinking I didn't remember Rarity EARNING a ticket, and according to the page itself Fancy-Pants only said there was a HIGH CHANCE that Dainty Dove, Rarity's Alter Ego, might attend. No guarantee.
Meaning we only have four CONFIRMED tickets instead of the five alluded to. Mind you, be willing to bet, yes, Rarity's got her ticket, but it seems mighty suspicious to me.
Rarity will be attending in her noble persona, not as Rarity. As she's impersonating someone who's believed to be high-born and not on the ticket committee's drek-list it's reasonable to assume she won't have a problem getting an invite.
Unless the DM is saving that as a twist when the group get complacent, of course. Probably unlikely, though; the gala is going to be her spotlight mission, giving her two back to back wouldn't be fair.
Precisely why my bet is that she does already have her ticket. It is still mildly suspicious for me when things go like 'high chance' are included. A high chance is not a guarantee, but again my bet is that she DOES have her ticket.
AND I finally updated the Cast page with those Level 9 character cards that took an entire arc to figure out tech for and agonize over! Including Gilda and Cheese Sandwich! Hooray!