"Someponies become so obsessed with it. They want to hear every piece of gossip they can, to know every little thing about the ponies around them, to hold so many secrets over them. They can never get enough. It’s all they can think about, all they crave. It consumes them and their lives, leaving behind a shell of their former selves. These ponies often go insane..."

Set before Alicorn Twilight.

Thanks to rikithemonk for editing the first chapter!