Author's Note

idk man it's 1 am

Equestria's official currency was breath mints?

"Lulu, we have an emergency!" Celestia burst through the doors of Luna's Gamer Room™, actively ignoring the 'keep out' sign hanging beside the entrance as well as the 'livestreaming' sign that blinked in neon colors. "The treasury is empty!"

"Womp womp," Luna muttered through intense PvP. "I don't have anything to do with it this time, sister. Have you checked under the sofa?"

"Yes, and all that remains is a lifetime supply of breath mints!"

"Use that, then."

"...And so I am proud to announce today that as part of Equestria's eco-friendly initiative, all legal tender within our borders shall now be dealt based on the value of breath mints! Please take your remaining bits for exchange at your local banks for tins of mints within the next six months, as past this deadline the older, crystal-centric currency will no longer be usable."

Spike raised a brow as he listened to the radio announcement.

He bit into a... bit. What could he say? Those crystals are tasty.

"Lulu, we have an emergency!" Celestia burst through the doors of Luna's Gamer Room™ a second time that week, once again flagrantly disregarding the privacy of her sister. "The treasury is empty! Again!"

Princess Luna looked up from her Culturally Distinguished and Highly Educational Manga at Celestia, who was smelling much mintier than usual. "I thought you said it was a lifetime supply."

"Flim and Flam said it was a typo."