Author's Note

And we're back, sorry this chapter took so long. I got distracted with some other projects, in addition to running to a bit of a block. This chapter was intended to be longer, but I decided to just wrap it up since I couldn't figure out where to go with this chapter a bit.

Pink Planning

Pinkie looked around the hallway as she was led from the elevator. When she and Marble had come here, Pinkie had been stopped at the elevator. Now the...she wasn’t a pony but definitely a mare, was leading Pinkie through to the elevator. After passing through the hallway when the lift stopped, Pinkie found herself in a surprisingly extravagant office. The creature across the table to her looked like a big maroon cat with wings in a leotard.

“Pinkie Pie,” said Sphinx, “your reputation precedes you. I am known as Sphinx. I am planning on hosting a potentially big event soon.”

“Ooh,” said Pinkie Pie with a little bounce of excitement.

“There are talks of the publisher wanting to host a big Daring Do event to coincide with the release of the newest book that is coming out, and I want to host it at this complex, I have some rooms set aside for various events here, it’s one one of the reasons why I had this place built the way it has. You have a reputation for being able to plan for large gathering events, mostly parties and the like, so I’m pretty sure this is well within your purview. And, of course, you will be suitably compensated for your time in my employ.”

“Oh, most definitely,” said Pinkie, “I know quite a few ponies looking forward to such an event, this would really help them out. I do this sort of thing more for the smiles than the bits,” said Pinkie Pie, “but I appreciate your gesture of allowing me to have both. Also, I was here with my sister, Marble Pie, as moral support up until I got stopped from accompanying her. How is Marble doing, anyway?”

“She’s actually one of our more popular dealers, even if she doesn’t really say much. She also has a room here that she is free to make use of however she wants, so no need to worry on that front. All my employees that live on the grounds are given free access to anything from the kitchens for three meals a day, what they do with that is on them. If you want, I can arrange your own personal room while you are here, or I can give you a key so you can share your sister’s room with her.”

“That’s okay, Marble needs to better understand what she can do on her own, but I’m sure she would appreciate it if my private quarters were adjoining hers, it would probably make her feel a bit more comfortable knowing family is nearby.”

“I think that can be arranged without too much hassle. I know you’re more of a free agent, so we’ll need to write up a contract to make sure we both are able to get what we want out of the arrangement with each other. Not to make light of your professionalism, I just like to make sure all parties know where they stand in the arrangement, and having a legally binding document helps keep the reminder of consequences in everyone’s minds.”

“Oh, I toooooooootally get it,” said Pinkie Pie in a serious tone, “I’ve had a few jerks and meanies try to pull something that wasn’t agreed on at all, there were even a few cases of things never discussed being brought in by one side without anypony else knowing until that last minute.”

“How did you deal with them,” inquired Sphinx, it was best to hear about the pink mare’s problem-solving abilities from the mare herself, any other way would lose some of the personal nuances to things.

“I arranged for them to basically embarrass themselves without knowing until it was too late,” said Pinkie, “I’m particularly proud of that one time I got half a parade to literally march up to their armpits in a lake before they realized something was wrong, they weren’t paying attention to the fact one of the maps I had out for the route was for a completely different town. In my defense, I had forgotten to get that map out of my supplies, but it did provide me with a test to see how observant they were...spoiler, not very.”

“Respectable, amusing, and completely on their heads when they try to argue back. Please try to keep it to my style while you are on the payroll.”

“Don’t worry, I have a few plans for ‘Punishment Games’ lined up, I’ll pass off the top 20 to you before it’s time to set up for the event, I’m sure you’ll want to pick the winners from the best of the best.”

“Thank you, Ms. Pie, I’ll see what I can do about getting some extra compensation to you if I take a stronger liking to any of them than I anticipate, it’s always best to reward those that go above and beyond for their service.”

“You know how to do business right. Is there anything I should be made aware of before going forward with the plans?”

“Not at the moment, I think we’ve covered all the important things in our correspondences up to now, I’ll let you know about any changes or issues we have, or have one of my staff pass the message on to you, as soon as I become aware of them.”

Pinkie gave Sphinx a polite bow of her head and excused herself, she had a lot of planning to take care of. Sphinx watched as the pink mare trotted away, she started taking mental notes on how she could...make some improvements to the Pinkie Pie’s figure. Given the pink mare’s personality, her adjustments could prove amusing. Also, Pinkie Pie was one of the only ponies that was not under her direct employment that met Sphinx personally, aside from special cases like political liaisons or the princesses of Equestria, but that was more of response to the meticulous, often absurd, notes the pink mare had on basically everyone she knew, Pinkie Pie during her first negotiations with Sphinx, which was through one of Chrysalis’s hive as a liaison, had somehow managed to gather potentially sensitive information regarding Sphinx in almost no time at all.

It was best to keep on the pink mare’s good side, and maybe work on a way to bring her in on a more permanent basis. Pinkie already had family working under Sphinx, and had suggested another family member for a future project, nothing to too out of the ordinary there, ponies liked to make sure their families were well cared for, even if they didn’t really have any involvement in their lives beyond familial obligations.

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A few weeks later Pinkie was in the employ of the casino, she spent most her early time with her sister, Marble Pie, and had quite a few changes to her figure as well, not quite as dramatic as Marble’s figure. Pinkie was even more buxom than her usual look, she went from a EE-Cup to a HH-Cup, she also got an even fluffier bubble butt, she adapted to her enhanced features much quicker than most of the staff.