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"Well, I'm certainly glad to hear they've been recovered! While the Element of Kindness is important, I was far more worried about miss Hooves. Her family and friends have been wondering where she was, after all."
"Apparently she's safe. I'll keep an eye on her, make sure nothing troublesome comes her way, but she seems to be adapting fairly well. The question on my mind is 'how could a normal, everyday pony end up here in Gensokyo?' Maybe if I had intended her to come here, but... the only things that show up on their own are things that are in danger of fading away, being forgotten."
"That's just it. I don't know the specifics myself, but apparently there was some... ordeals in the... you called it the 'outside world'? The place where humans dwell."
"Oh, you know about it?"
"Of course I do! How would they be able to create their show if they did not have my reports from Twilight Sparkle and her friends to share with them? I admit there are a few creative liberties taken, however, as there tends to be."
"Naturally. The shikigami of my shikigami seems quite fond of that show, in fact. It's how I knew you were the one I needed to speak to."
"The... no, I won't question it. So... once I bring miss Hooves back to Equestria, our business is done?"
"Actually, I was thinking. If this happened once, it could happen again. It might be in our best interests to set up an... exchange program of sorts. Just as a trial, for a fortnight. Say, perhaps... six for six? Six from my world visit yours, and six from yours stay in Gensokyo for a spell? I might even wager you have six in mind for such a task..."
"Seven for seven. It sounds like miss Hooves is fitting in fairly well there, and as long as her family knows she's safe, it should be fine for a small vacation from being Equestria's best mailmare."
"...potential like that, and she delivers mail? You folks have no idea how to nurture talent, do you?"
"On the contrary... we know it comes out best when it's allowed to grow naturally. Do we have a deal, Miss Yakumo?"
"I believe we do, Princess. Though I'm curious... how are you managing a mobile phone in a world without that sort of technology?"
"Oh, I manage."
"Apparently she's safe. I'll keep an eye on her, make sure nothing troublesome comes her way, but she seems to be adapting fairly well. The question on my mind is 'how could a normal, everyday pony end up here in Gensokyo?' Maybe if I had intended her to come here, but... the only things that show up on their own are things that are in danger of fading away, being forgotten."
"That's just it. I don't know the specifics myself, but apparently there was some... ordeals in the... you called it the 'outside world'? The place where humans dwell."
"Oh, you know about it?"
"Of course I do! How would they be able to create their show if they did not have my reports from Twilight Sparkle and her friends to share with them? I admit there are a few creative liberties taken, however, as there tends to be."
"Naturally. The shikigami of my shikigami seems quite fond of that show, in fact. It's how I knew you were the one I needed to speak to."
"The... no, I won't question it. So... once I bring miss Hooves back to Equestria, our business is done?"
"Actually, I was thinking. If this happened once, it could happen again. It might be in our best interests to set up an... exchange program of sorts. Just as a trial, for a fortnight. Say, perhaps... six for six? Six from my world visit yours, and six from yours stay in Gensokyo for a spell? I might even wager you have six in mind for such a task..."
"Seven for seven. It sounds like miss Hooves is fitting in fairly well there, and as long as her family knows she's safe, it should be fine for a small vacation from being Equestria's best mailmare."
"...potential like that, and she delivers mail? You folks have no idea how to nurture talent, do you?"
"On the contrary... we know it comes out best when it's allowed to grow naturally. Do we have a deal, Miss Yakumo?"
"I believe we do, Princess. Though I'm curious... how are you managing a mobile phone in a world without that sort of technology?"
"Oh, I manage."