> "C'mon slowpokes, it's this way!" Rainbow dash gestures for you to follow her as she zooms off. > Her multicoloured after trail points towards a oddly carousel like building. > The purple maned p0ny at your side, albeit upwind, gives a fond chuckle at the sight. > "You'll have to excuse my friend, Mr Anonymous. She so relishes the opportunity to display her flying skills to a new audience." > That damn Canterlot-clique demenour again. > Well, at least you can play along. > She did offer to clean up the only tunic you still own. "Think nothing of it, miss Rarity. She's an impressive aerobat." > The conversation continues. > You automatically deploy charm, platitudes disguised by compliment and other tired old tools of the 'refined' conversationalist. > All the time dearly wishing you held on tighter to the case with the tunics. > Scratch that. > The way your luck is going lately? > That'd be you with no pants. > Well, one pair of soaked, stained pants. > She's stopped talking... quick, playback last few seconds... try to look thoughtful... > Decor?...Canterlot?,,,something about Fashion?... "Well, I for one think it's positively delightful." > You take a punt, hoping the last one wasn't facism. > "Why thankyou. I am rather proud of the place. I hope one day that it'll be known all over Equestria." > It's good!   > As you approach you notice a small cloud floating low, near the doorway to the back of the boutique . > It's shaped vaguely like a sunlounger on it a blue pegasus reclines, forlegs behind her head in a curiously human pose. > On noticing you two approaching she begins an exaggerated *snore*. > You can see one of her eyes is open underneath the sunglasses she somehow acquired. > "Rainbow, don't tease... It's impolite." There's still a friendly tone in Rarity's admonishment. > "Oh heya guys!" biiiig stretch, *yawn* for effect. "I got tired waiting."... and there's that confident 'yes, I'm that damn quick' grin. > She flaps her wings lazily as she shoos away the cloud and then hovers slowly down to your side. > "Hey Anon, maybe next time I'll let you ride tank." Rainbow elbows you in the ribs  "Get you around a bit quicker." > Who's tank? "Thankyou for the offer miss Dash" > Ah hell. > Still stuck on 'prissy' > Rainbow gives a little snicker. > "There's nothing funny about good manners..." Rarity turns to her friend as she opens the door. > She gestures for you to enter with a nod and a good effort to hide the wince as you drip a little on the welcome mat. > It's a nice enough kitchen, though a little messy. > The cause could only be the young, pink maned unicorn gives a look that can only be described as 'red handed' > 'Red hooved' then.   > *Gasp!* "Sweetie Belle!" Rarity looks aghast. > Even moreso as her exclamation caused the poor filly to panic launch the small bag she was carrying. > It was full of plundered supplies. > Primarily, an open bag of flour. *Whumpf* > Of course. > As the bag flutters to the floor, you try to clear the flour from your eyes. > Your coughing is accompanied by Rarity's scandalised spluttering and Rainbow Dash promptly losing control to a tearful laughter attack. > "Oh, the mess... Oh, the ickyness... Oh, the horror!"  Rarity quakes a little as she gives the 'thousand yard stare'. > Rainbow is still laughing. > Sweetie is snuffling and holding back guilty tears, while trying to explain. > "You see... me and the other c-c-crusaders... we-we- *snuff* working on a plan... a-and Scootaloo said I'd make the b-b-best glue..." *snrk* > Oh god. > You don't want to have to explain why that's funny.   > " Heee... You do look pretty funny Anon..." say's Dash between laughs. > Dash to the rescue, even if she doesn't know it. "Heh, yeah... Miss Rarity? you look like you have enough on your hands I'll-" > That seemed to shock her out of it. > "Oh no... I couldn't POSSIBLY let you wander around p0nyville like that! Rainbow, darling?" She has her composure back. > Classy. > There's an edge of brittleness to her voice though. > "Would you be kind enough to show mr Anonymous to the changing rooms?" She concludes with a sympathetic smile. > Honestly, it's a surprise she'd send you through to her place of business in this state. > It'll make a lot more mess in the long run. > Trying to make this point proves to be futile. > The lady has already decided. > Maybe you were thinking a little harshly of her earlier... > "H'well Mr Anonymous? shall h'we p'hroceed?" Rainbow hovers at your side, offering her forleg  with a horribly mangled mock-posh voice. still sniggering. "Lead the way, Miss Dash." > With her head high and as best a graceful glide a sniggering blue pegasus can muster, she leads you through the kitchen and into the boutique.