*Rainbow absolutely put in a request for a pinball machine. Not just one, but /two/! One for the cadets in the barracks and another for the mess hall lounge.*
*She was good, at least: they're used surplus in good condition, probably something from the Cloudsdale #Cloudfront arcade or the #Gamecenter in Ponyville.*
*Pegasi who work hard wanna play hard, too! But whether it would get past @Capt_Spitfire would remain to be seen*
*steals Pinkie's ability to break the fourth wall for a post*
"Heya, creatures. Rainbow Dash here wishing you a Happy Hearth's Warming! Hoping you have an amazing day filled with awesomeness with your chosen family!"
*the ability fades and Rainbow is left staring at an empty wall of Applejack's room.*
"Huh? What was all that about?" *she shrugs, then trots downstairs.*
🎶"Bringing home the southern birds
A pegasus' job begins.
And clearing all the gloomy skies to let the sunshine in!
We move the clouds and we melt the white snow.
When the sun comes up, it's warmth and beauty will glow..."🎶
*Rainbow's up and at it this morning with the Ponyville weather team. The extra-large cloud order from the weather factory meant some extra hooves were needed to wrangle and set everything up.*
*On top of that, bird flight marshalling is starting up! While many of the birds have marshalled themselves, it never hurts to help them get on their way before it's too cold.*
*Rainbow is back at the Wonderbolts compound. She's been extensively using the Cold Weather training course @Capt_Spitfire set up a few weeks ago. Her times and defense numbers have definitely been improving as a result!*
*She seems a little grumpy when she comes out of it, though. Maybe she should eat breakfast /before/ going in, not after.*
*Rainbow is finally getting around to looking at the mail that came in while she was sick. She tosses aside several letters, since they're junk, soliciations, or bills.*
*What, even Rainbow gets bills from time to time!*
*She stops on a letter from @LifeSpell, then opens it. They smile and reply with a little Wonderbolts 'Thank you' card, signed and put it into the mailbox for pick-up.*
"Yeah, @mlp_Derpy hasn't been by for the mail yet, right?" ...
*Once home, she only just manages to open the door before...*
"Pffptpb-aCHOO! AWW, NOT AGAIN! GROSS!"
*Above the #GrandGallopingGala2023, Rainbow sits on a dark little cloud. As much as she wanted to spend time with her friends, instead, she watches, mask on, from far away.*
"Aww, heck, looks like everyone's having an awesome time...." *Rainbow sulks a bit, glancing over at her teammates having an amazing time, at the others enjoying the always good food."
"Well, there's next year, Rainbow, when you're not si-sippfppf!" *Rainbow immediately darts away, flying home at top speed....*
*Rainbow is eating dinner with a hoofful of Daring Do /and/ Wonderbolts fans at Pickles Pub. She ran into them while on the way back to her hotel room at the Baltimare Hilltop Inner Harbor. And they decided to do dinner.*
*If conventions have taught Rainbow anything, it's that sometimes meeting friends can be a challenge, especially at a large con like this one.*