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1st Oct 2020, 6:00 AM

The bravest and dumbest tool in the Diplomancer's arsenal is the strategic surrender.

DM: After a few minutes of, uh, I guess fake sobbing… you sense that–
Twilight Sparkle: "I know you're there."
Princess Cadance: Haha! Saw that one coming, did you?
Twilight Sparkle: I was kind of counting on it, in fact. You were being sneaky all day; I have no trouble believing you could double back without anypony else noticing.
Princess Cadance: Well done.
DM: Yeah, some of her soul-reads have been absolutely ridiculous.
Twilight Sparkle: Anyway, I say: "Take me to her."
DM: Uh… you're going to say that straight out of the blue?
Princess Cadance: Cadance just smiles.