Name Rater used to be an old hermit living in the middle of nowhere, busy being totally miserable. Then the CMC happened, and he wound up as a handsome prince leading a reasonably happy life in Ponyville. Obviously, there were multiple intervening steps. Still, in the shenanigans capital of Equestria, he found that many days were far too hectic for his liking, regardless of anything he could do about it. Naturally, he's gotten plenty of practice expecting the unexpected, even in the most sacred of seasons. But Aurora, Bori, and Alice showing up? Only they could have predicted that.