Lotus Changeling Spa

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A New Customer

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From the Spa, you have to take the long, winding circular stairs all the way down; if you want to enter my hive. There is a fairly cramped room, with one door in each of the four directions. (North, South; East and West)

If you take the north door, down a long hall; you end up in another cramped room, identical to the first. (Of course; each of the doors seemingly leads to identical, long halls, lined with drab wooden doors {coated with a green Changeling Resin})

From the second room, on the north path, you have to take the east door. Behind this door, is a winding tunnel, leading to the central of my hive. My throne room is behind the next door.

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I had been sitting in the throne room, resting; enjoying the steady influx of Love. (Freely given, even if they may not have been aware of it at the time.)

I had taken a short break, every once in a while; digging a tunnel under the throne, creating the first improvised Creche chamber. Naturally; I will have my diggers creating better facilities, first chance I get. I just have to wait for these new drones to mature first, before I can order them to build anything for me. (Drone is the word for an undesignated Changeling in a hive.)

My first clutch is going to be Nurse Maids, who will be tasked to care for all the consecutive clutches, once they are instructed to perform their duties.

Once I have managed to complete the creche; I immediately go to the task of laying the eggs, intended to be my first Nurse Maids, caring for the next clutch.

With the first clutch in place, I just have to wait for them to hatch; before I have to care for them until they mature. (Well, that is still a long while ahead of me.)

I languidly return to my throne, resting; as I am waiting for the next task before me.

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With little else to do, I sit and rest on my throne; effectively guarding my hive, even if I know my independent worker is more than enough to guard the entrance all by herself. (So long, as none suspect her; there is no need to worry, my hive is Perfectly safe. {And, why shouldn’t it be?} I am doing nothing, to attract the attention of any Pony, let alone the Princesses, or the Elements.)

I guess, I do spend a lot of my time, considering my options; planning for the future of my still nascent hive, enjoying the vision I have for my Hive.

Once the creche is completed and the first Nurse Maids are available; the next step is the first Diggers; the once I place the responsibility, of building the Hive for me. (Well; you do need someone to dig all the tunnels, after all.)

Only once I have the new Diggers, ready to build my hive up; can I continue to focus on the task at hoof, developing my hive.

With a more permanent creche, I can focus on building up my numbers; but before that can happen, I will still add a few workers in the field. (Upstairs; at the Spa, eliciting more love for me and my Hive.)

With backup, for my independent worker; I will be sending up a few scouts; developing an understanding of the lay of the land, so that I can start to strategise my future. (Sorry, the strategists will just have to wait a while longer.)

This is the time, where I am starting to produce a few Love Harvesters; harvesting ambient Love, in the village of Ponyville above me.

Unless anything goes wrong; in which case I need to dedicate effort into securing myself and my hive against outside threats, of course. (I will still have to consider these options, from the start; in order, not to leave myself openly vulnerable to outside threats{Though my current strategy, is built upon the Ponies protecting me; knowingly, or not.})

On second thoughts; I could always have my Diggers place traps behind the doors I placed in the long halls, just in place someone is entering my home unbidden (and highly unwelcome).

I can decide, what I will do with the trapped trespassers at my own leisure; if and when I am in the mood for it, or if something calls my attention to them.

I could always use some of these doors, to hide stores for the Ponies owning the Spa; feels more grateful, leaving them with something. (At least, I think so.)

It isn’t, as if I had planned to use this space, in the first place; it is much too unsafe, as I can’t secure it properly in the first place.

Because these doors in the outer hall are unsafe, for me; from the perspective of the Hive, I permit the Worker upstairs to take these into her possession. She can store materials for the Spa itself; leading them to hold these for the Spa’s use, thus deflecting attention away from me and my Hive.

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If I can have a worker, or several here at Lotus and Aloes Spa; why couldn’t I have a worker, or a few at any other Reputable and liked establishment in the Village? In fact, I have already set my eyes on several such establishments; I hope I can send a worker to, in order to serve my hive while simultaneously help these establishments to grow even further. Of course, this would lend me an eye in town; from each and every establishment, I can send a worker to.

Everyone wins, both the Ponies of Ponyville and my Changelings. The best deals, ultimately leaves both parties feeling as if they trotted out as the Winner; leaving no sore Losers, grumpy and vowing revenge. I can afford no such things, here.

This is the Modus Operandi of Flim and Flam, I want to be the antithesis of their methods. For good reasons.

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If all goes well, here; I may consider further plans, for the future of my Hive.

If all goes well; that is.

It isn’t time to plan for a future that far ahead of me. Not before I can see how the Ponies I am serving will be reacting.

If they take to my services, I can plan further ahead.

If they don’t, I will just have to change my plans accordingly; in order to adjust, to the playing field stretching out before me.

As the Queen, I am the one responsible.

As the Queen, I am the one taking the blame, taking the ultimate fall; if it is for the better of the Hive.

As the Queen, I am planning ahead, laying all the eggs to make sure I have the workers required.

As the Queen..

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A Diamond’s Treat

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