The presentation of a creation can be just as important as the creation itself. It's not enough for Rarity to just make dresses: the lighting in the Boutique has to be suitable for display, nothing can clash, and the fabric drape across the wooden 'ponikin' dressmaker forms must be perfect. But sales equipment does wear out and with the secondary school's Fall Formal coming up, ordering a new set of that last item seemed to be appropriate. Except that one of the new ponikins is very much unlike the others.

Well... she might as well put it to use until the exchange piece comes in. It doesn't work well with the rest of -- everything -- but it's all she has. And really, how much harm could it do?

Rarity was born and raised in Ponyville. You'd think that at some point, she'd remember she lives there.

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Base story concept from BrumbyRun, used with permission. Cover art by Vinylshadow.