Fourth Dispatch: It's Not What You Think. Voice.

[trinkett]

Dear Fellow Residents of Luceti,

Wouldn't it be entertaining to put on some Games here in Luceti? Not that the Cultural Fair wasn't amusing, or any of the other activities going on here -- but true gladiatorial games. The pitting of one creature against another! Think of the thrill and drama and the release that goes along with that sort of entertainment! And here in Luceti we are ideally suited for a very exciting Games indeed.

Who would you sponsor or volunteer for this entertainment? Or would it all be...

[There is a pause here.]

Pokey-mans? I find human beings MUCH more interesting to watch, personally.

Comments

[wannabolt]

Ha. But can hue-mans fly? Having some pony gladiators would be pretty awesome.

[She snickers. It does sound pretty thrilling, assuming it's not an actual death match.]

That all depends on how these games would be staged, though. Are we talking stuff like jousting or something more intense?

[She does love competition, but after that last draft... eek.]

[trinkett]

[Oooh, ANOTHER magical horse! Effie smiles brightly into the journal's video function.]

Jousting sounds WONDERFUL. But what could be more intense than that?

[wannabolt]

Well, it could be extreme jousting. Maybe out in the middle of a thunderstorm with rain hitting the ground like bullets. In the dark!

[She taps her chin, mulling it over further. Good atmosphere can make a world of difference.]

[inyourfavor]

Excuse me, but I MUST ask....are you a Gamemaker where you're originally from? Because that's a simply CHARMING idea.

[wannabolt]

Nah. I mean, I'm an athlete, but my job's to help set up the weather back home.

[Though Gamemaker? She kinda likes the sound of that.]

So what are these Gamemakers, anyway?

[trinkett]

They are the ones who design the Games that Trib--

That athletes are honored to be chosen to enter. Obstacles, traps, anything challenging that you can think of? The Gamemakers put it in place to make everything more exciting for everyone!

[DON'T THEY SOUND LIKE THE MOST BEST PEOPLE EVER?!]

[wannabolt]

[Obstacles? Traps? Excitement?

Dash's eyes widen with each word, and she rubs her hooves together.]

That. Sounds. So. AWESOME!

[And thus, she created a fan out of an ignorant pony. Good thing she doesn't know the darker aspects of the Games.]