Gallus: Why is she acting like a dog?

Sandbar: Huh? But she’s not mining for gems, how is she acting like a dog?

Smolder: Wait? Dogs hunt gems? But that’s a Dragon thing?

Silverstream: Oooh. Dragons breath fire though. Didn’t Gallus say Griffons can breathe fire?

Smolder: GALLUS!?

Gallus: Myeh?

Ocellus: Silver can transform too, but I find it fascinating!

Yona: And Changeling knocked over tower on first school day. Makes good yak.

Sandbar: Are you sure that’s true, Yona?

Yona: What Sandbar saying? Of course it is true! Yaks know how important Yaks are to world. We learn about it during sacred Yak rituals.

Ocellus: I’d really like to hear about these rituals sometime Yona! You don’t often find literature on Yak Cultures…

Gallus: Of course not. There’s no stationary shops in Yakyakistan to buy quills, pencils and paper. They wouldn’t be able to write books without materials! Silly bugling.

Smolder: I can’t picture a Yak Businessman setting up a chain of stores in Yakyakistan…

Silverstream: *snorts and giggles* I can! And it’s really funny!

Smolder: Buh… Huh…. Wha…?

Silverstream: I think you broke her. Stop teasing her now ‘Celly!

Ocellus: Huh? I’m not using any magic.

Gallus: *flicks her horn* Seriously?

Ocellus: Ouch! And Yes seriously.

Gallus: Huh. Who’d’ve thunk.

Yona: *sips her hot chocolate* Yona have friends

Sandbar: And friendship is magic!

Smolder: *facedesks*

Gallus: I honestly don’t know what I expected…

Sandbar: Well you did want to see this.

Smolder: As did you.

Silverstream: And it was super nice of Princess Luna to take the time out of her schedule to show us what it’d look like!

Yona: Yona no need wings. If object in high place, Yona smash place below it and object come to Yona.

Ocellus: What if it’s on a cloud?

Yona: Then Yona ask friends to get it. Friends help each other. Still not need wings.

Smolder: Ouch. She got you there.

Silverstream: I’ll get stuff on clouds for you, Yonaaaa! Then we can braid our hair again! *squees*

Gallus: That’s a point. Why is it just the pair of you who do the whole “girly hair things” together and not Smol’ or ‘Cell?

Smolder: Neither ‘Cell’s fins nor my spines work like hair. Can’t do much with them. At least not what they want to do.

Smolder: Is “Yak” even a number?

Yona: Of course! Yak is best number. That’s why Yona pick it.

Gallus: Um… But where is Yak on a scale of 1 to 10?

Yona: At the best end!

Ocellus: So… It’s a 10?

Yona: BEYOND 10! 10 is nothing to Yak!

Silverstream: But if Yak is beyond 10, then it’s not on a scale of 1 to 10…. right?

Sandbar: I think the more we question this logic, the more likelihood Smolder will change hers to a 9.

Gallus: I’m surprised it was a 10 to begin with. I thought she’d at least hold a vindictive 8 over my head after hiding her gem stash in Professor Rarity’s classroom.

Yona: Yona LOVES giving hugs! Yona only hugged family before coming to pony-lands, but Yona really enjoys them!

Silverstream: Yeah! We’re a very huggy culture at Seaquestria and Mount Aris so this makes me feel like I’m back at home!

Gallus: Just remember to lay back on the hugs a bit Yona. I think Sandbar still values the ability to breathe

Yona: Oops! Yona sorry!

Sandbar: *wheezes* I-it’s okay Yona! Hugs are good!

Smolder: *whispers to Ocellus* Remember when Yona first tried to crush-hug you?

Ocellus: *whispers back* How can I forget? I had to shapeshift into something bigger than her to escape. and she still caught me again! *giggles*

Yona: Also why does Ocellus have seaweed on her face.

Ocellus: It’s not seaweed! if I try to change species without a specific creature to copy, I have to base it’s design on my own!

Silverstream: Oooooh. That explains how you could turn into Professor Rarity, but then turn into a turquoise bugbear!

Ocellus: Exactly!

Smolder: Must be weird to change into creatures who all have different attributes. Like going from a flightless creature to one with magic

Silverstream: So if we asked you to turn into an Alicorn, but didn’t specify an Alicorn, we’d get an Ocellicorn?

Sandbar: Ocellicorn sounds like something you’d get when you step on a thorn or something…

Gallus: So. Question. We saw you turn into a rock. Does that mean you could also turn into a box? And if so, can we ma-

Ocellus: You cannot mail me!

Gallus: Darn.

Smolder: *continues snoring*

Gallus: Y’know. I’d have thought she’d be louder. At least louder than Silverstream

Silverstream: *squeaks* I don’t snore!

Ocellus: You do talk a lot though.

Silverstream: Only if something interesting happens in my dreams! I thought you’d like to know.

Ocellus: If you ever forget the number of ice-cream flavours you want us to go diving into, I’ll let you know.

Yona: Shhhh. Friends will wake Friend.

Sandbar: Let sleeping Dragons lie

Gallus: Words to live by.

Gallus: Hah! Bingo!

Smolder: Dang, you got six?

Gallus: Bullseye!

Smolder: *hmphs* I thought she’d go for seven.

Ocellus: What’re you two doing?

Sandbar: They’re placing bets on how many times Yona says her name in the third person.

Yona: *blinks*

Silverstream: You two have waaaay too much time on your hands! Also put me down for six on the next one.

Ocellus: Silver! We shouldn’t be betting on th-

Yona: Yona bets on eight.

Smolder: *snorts*

Sandbar: Does this mean we need to do one of these for each celebration?

Ocellus: Well we celebrate Hearthswarming anyway.

Yona: Yona would like to do one for Snilldar Fest!

Smolder: I really doubt it’d make much headway in the Feast of Fire either. It’s a few weeks out regardless.

Silverstream: I’m sure manygriffs know about Hearthswarming at Mount Aris! But the Three Days of Freedom Celebration is pretty crammed as it is! Not that I don’t enjoy doing more songs!

Gallus: Yeeeeah. No. Not even going to try this in Griffonstone. They’ve improved, but still grumpy.

Students will return in the new year on the 6th of January. Happy Hearthswarming! <3