Page 799 — Fluttershy Beats Some Fruit

Author: Winged Cat

Guest Author's Note: "Story Time for this one flows directly from the strip. Please tell us of times when Diplomacy or similar skills were successfully used against inanimate objects."

Twilight Sparkle: Those clouds are our first priority. The other damage has been done, but they're doing damage over time.
Rainbow Dash: I'm on them!
Applejack: I'll get my spare lasso.
Fluttershy: But, but, the animals are taking in more poison the longer they eat. Maybe I can handle this with a roll. What is the giant apple's Diplomacy check?
DM: That's not it. Your friends, Angel included, are hypnotized by magic. The poison hits the rabbits first.
Fluttershy: Oh no!
DM: They…
Fluttershy: Please, don't kill them!
DM: …grow really long legs, like deer.
Fluttershy: Long… legged… bunnies? Ooo…
Rarity: I think you broke her.
DM: Are you okay?
Fluttershy: Sorry, I just needed a moment. Um! So, I call to them, "I hope you're saving enough room for those carrot-nut flavored clouds!"
DM: …
Fluttershy: Are you okay?
DM: Sorry, I just needed a moment. This is making me hungry. Alright, they're listening to you long enough to use Diplomacy, and taking 10 will get them away from the trees.
Rainbow Dash: Ha! I knew you could out-diplomance some apples!
Rarity: Well done. Fruit can be a fiendish foe.
Pinkie Pie: Mm-hmm! Not to be frivolously foisted on friends for mere…
Twilight Sparkle: …follies? Fatuities?
Pinkie Pie: Good enough!