“I must say, Chrysalis, I always thought the decor of your home would be a bit more…” Celestia looked around, tapping her chin. “Oh, what’s the word?”

“Well pardon me if my new life doesn’t allow me to have the same luxuries I once had,” Chrysalis hissed.

“Still, you’ve made quite a lovely home for yourself. I trust that you’re at least comfortable living here?”

Chrysalis rolled her eyes. “Can it, Celestia. I don’t need the small little pleasantries. Just tell me what sort of trouble I must have caused to warrant your appearance,” she grumbled. “Not that I’ve actually done anything wrong…”

“Oh, I’m not here to reprimand you or anything of the sort.”

“Right, you just came to insult my interior decorating,” Chrysalis said flatly. “What’s the real reason you’re here?”

“There’s no real reason, really,” Celestia softly chuckled. “I’m only visiting you because I want to, not because I have to.”

Chrysalis remained unconvinced, carefully eyeing the princess to see if she was hiding anything. “And what possible reason would you have to want to visit me?”

Celestia gave her a nonchalant shrug and a coy smile. “Perhaps I wanted to see how you were doing. Despite still feeding off love, you’re awfully distant and reclusive.”

“So this is just a visit for your own pleasure then.” Chrysalis turned up her nose, still keeping her distance from the princess.

Celestia nodded. “Just you and me, Chrysalis.”

Now enticed, Chrysalis raised an eyebrow. A smile started to grow as she started to realize something. “Just us, hm? You paid a visit to me in an isolated area, all alone?”

Celestia matched Chrysalis's wicked grin with a smug smirk of her own. “Planning an attack right in front of my face? While I might be alone, I’m not entirely helpless.”

“...True, it would be unwise to try and take you out of Equestria right now…” Chrysalis flicked her forked tongue in Celestia’s direction. “Though taking you out of the game is still an option…”

“If that’s your plan, then by all means,” Celestia chuckled, turning around to show more of her flank off to Chrysalis, purposefully goading her further. “I don’t have to worry about a perfect record or a winning streak, and if I go, then I intend to take you with me.”

Chrysalis’s hungry look hit a moment of hesitation.

“It would certainly cause quite the stir if I couldn’t play with some of the others at the orgy, but are you alright with losing two years in a row? Or knowing that Thorax outlasted you?”

Chrysalis grit her teeth, taking one more look at Celestia’s flank, trying to weigh the odds. “Rrrgh, fine!” she snarled, standing up straight. “If this is truly just a casual visit, then I suppose I can entertain the idea for now…”

“Excellent!” Celestia immediately made herself comfy on the couch, patting the cushion next to her.

With a growl of contempt deep in her throat, Chrysalis took a seat next to Celestia. It was annoying enough to have Cozy Glow constantly crashing on her couch, but willingly letting Princess Celestia sit next to her…

“So tell me, Chrysalis, what sort of plans do you have for December?” Celestia asked, playfully leaning over towards Chrysalis, but just stopping short of actually leaning on her.

Chrysalis rolled her eyes as she pushed Celestia back to “her side” of the couch. “Hmmph, is ‘sucking the love from everyone available’ not a sufficient answer?”

“Well that sounds a bit ambiguous,” Celestia giggled, leaning towards her once more. “Almost like you don’t have a plan at all…”

“Of course I do!” Chrysalis objected.

“So you know exactly how to seduce the likes of Fluttershy, or Ms. Harshwhinny, or Windy Whistles, then?”

“O-Of course I do!” Chrysalis let out a deflective chuckle. “Like it’s hard?”

“Oh, probably not. I’d just be surprised if you knew how to pull it off, considering you hardly leave your lair,” Celestia pointed out.

Chrysalis squinted her eyes and furrowed her brow. “What are you trying to say?”

“I just think that Feather Bangs would’ve made those mares happier. He actually went out of his way to try and know what they like, after all.”

Chrysalis’s lower eyelid twitched in rage. “You honestly think some floozy himbo can outdo ME in seduction? His pick-up lines haven’t even graduated from elementary school!”

Celestia tilted her head to the side with a smug grin. “Maybe so, but at least he was making an effort to be friendly to them before the big event.”

Just the word “friend” was enough to send Chrysalis into a fury. “Oh, so this is suddenly a ‘friendship lecture’ now, is it? Do you think I’m just going to suddenly play nice with everyone because you talked to me once?”

Even with Chrysalis baring her fangs, Celestia remained as calm and smug as ever. “No, I don’t expect you to change after this one conversation. I’m merely suggesting that getting to know the competition makes the orgy experience a lot more enjoyable.”

“Well, so long as I win, I’ll play this game however I damn well please!” the changeling snarled. “And there’s nothing you can do or say to change that!”

“Alright, I won’t press further on it, then,” Celestia shrugged, leaning back to her seat.

Chrysalis took a breath as the anger started to wear off. “...Am I allowed to ask you a question now?”

“By all means.”

“I’m not one to complain about a free meal, but…” Chrysalis’s eyes shifted before giving Celestia a confused and almost pitiable expression. “Why do I get invited to participate?”

Celestia tapped her hoof to her chin. “Well, I can’t speak for Princess Cadence, but I do think there’s a significant amount of demand to let you join in on the fun, despite your history.”

“Tch! You ponies are either far too naive, or far too forgiving of what I’ve done,” she scoffed.

“Perhaps it’s the creative possibilities of being with a changeling, or the excitement of being with royalty. And if it just so happens to feed you in a way that satisfies someone else, too, then…”

Chrysalis pouted her lips. “So is that why? For the thrill of it?”

“I think it would do you some good to enjoy yourself a bit more. I’ve seen how close you’ve been getting with Cozy Glow,” Celestia winked.

“Not by choice!”

“Maybe so, but I have a feeling the more you spend time with her, the less frequent your hunger pangs get.”

Chrysalis’s mouth hung open, trying to recall the last time she was truly starving for love. “I…Wait, what are you-”

“Ah! Would you look at the time!” Celestia exclaimed, looking down at her hoof at a watch that wasn’t there. “I have to be at another delegation or meeting or whatever. Ta-ta!” She quickly waved goodbye, teleporting out of Chrysalis’s home before she had a chance to utter a word.

Author's Note

I wrote this after watching the S6 Finale on the anni stream, can you tell?