> Page 1764 — Loose Predictions
> 3rd Nov 2022, 6:00 AM in [What About Discord?](https://friendshipisdragons.thecomicseries.com/archive/62874)
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> And the hardest part, on the author's side, was making this whole gambit seem remotely believable.
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Transcript:
> Discord: You all planned this from the start, didn't you?! This is all some kind of… meta comeuppance scheme!
> (beat)
> DM: Sorta, yeah.
> Discord: But that would mean… But Tirek was MY idea! How could you possibly have…?
> DM: I like to think I know you pretty well. Just duking it out in a final battle wouldn't be good enough for you. You'd want some kind of new X-factor to throw the heroes off-balance. You'd be constantly on the lookout for clever traps, but you'd dismiss any possibility that was too "obvious." The rest was just improvisation. And more than a little luck.
> Discord: …
> Rainbow Dash: Heh, I think you actually rendered him speechless.