Transcripts/Fake It 'Til You Make It


 * [music]
 * [ducks quacking]
 * Angel: [growls]
 * Fluttershy: Don't worry, Angel, I won't forget you.
 * Angel: [munching]
 * Fluttershy: [sighs] There's nothing so peaceful as a cuddly friends picnic.
 * Rarity: Fluttershy!!!
 * [zip!]
 * Rarity: [panting]
 * Fluttershy: Oh, goodness, Rarity! What's the matter?
 * [screech]
 * Rarity: Oh, the better question would be, "What isn't the matter?"
 * Fluttershy: Oh, dear. Do you wanna have some lettuce and talk about it?
 * Rarity: Uh, oh. I would love to, darling, but I just don't have the time. The Canterlot Royal Fashion Show is upon us, and the cornerstone piece of my collection just isn't working!
 * Fluttershy: Oh, that sounds serious.
 * Rarity: Oh-ho-ho, it's serious. The entire collection is designed around it!
 * Fluttershy: Do you need help knitting? I've started making tea cozies. It's an elephant.
 * [fabric ripping]
 * Rarity: Yes, well, I don't need making clothes. Sassy Saddles is pitching in. Plus I'll be pulling all three of my Manehattan assistants.
 * Fluttershy: All three? Does that mean you'll have to close Rarity For You?
 * Rarity: That's just it, darling. This is Manehattan's busiest shopping season, and I can't just close the shop. So I was hoping you might consider running it?
 * Fluttershy: Of course. I'm happy to help. Though I'm surprised you picked me.
 * Rarity: Well, I may have asked a few others.


 * Rainbow Dash: Sorry, but we've got a Wonderbolts show coming up.
 * [zoom!]


 * Pinkie Pie: Sorry, but it's pie season and the pie rooms are piling up.


 * Twilight Sparkle: Sorry, I've got a curriculum to make up.


 * Applejack: Nope.


 * Big McIntosh: Nnnope.


 * Maud Pie: [deadpan] My calendar's packed, but I hear Fluttershy's free. And you haven't asked Boulder.
 * Rarity: Uh. Oh?


 * Rarity: [chuckles] It doesn't matter who else I asked, because I couldn't be happier that you agreed to help!




 * Fluttershy: I think I forgot how big this shop was. How do you find anything?
 * Rarity: Oh, darling, it's easy to track. The store is divided into sections: chic, classic, modern, sophisticated, avant-garde, traditional, and obtuse. And, of course, each section is divided by season, color, and price. It's a classic SCP system. Then it's just a little ringing ponies up...
 * [cash register keys clacking]
 * [kaching!]
 * Rarity: ...a little fluff and fold... Voíla! But, of course, that's the easy part.
 * Fluttershy: [gasps] It is?
 * Rarity: Mm-hmm. As you well know, the real focus at Rarity For You is on the customer!
 * [door opens, closes]
 * Rarity: Care to give it a try?
 * Fluttershy: Um, okay. [quietly] Hello. Um, welcome to Rarity For You. What can I help you with?
 * Fashion Savvy Customer(?): I need something classic but modern, something with drama but also understated.
 * Fluttershy: Um, aren't all those things opposites?
 * Fashion Savvy Customer(?): Yes. So?
 * Fluttershy: But how can I—
 * Fashion Savvy Customer(?): I'm sorry. Are you asking me how to do your job?
 * Fluttershy: No. But I just, um—
 * Rarity: If I may, I'm thinking noir-esque minimalist but with a twist. Perhaps a tapered hem.
 * [dramatic music]
 * Fashion Savvy Customer(?): [gasps] It's like you read my mind! Are you a fashion psychic? [laughs]
 * Rarity: Hmm. The inseams say, "Yes!"
 * Rarity and Fashion Savvy Customer(?): [laugh]
 * [kaching]
 * Fluttershy: Wow. You make it look so easy.
 * Rarity: Oh, darling, come now. You've conquered your shyness a thousand times over. You can't let a few fashion ponies undo all that progress.
 * Fluttershy: I guess not.
 * Rarity: You simply must access your inner strength and allow it to shine through!
 * Fluttershy: How?
 * Rarity: Uh, daily affirmations? Meditation? Ooh! Power posing works wonders whenever I feel intimidated. Try these: Confident Warrior, Gold Medalist, Show Pony!
 * [creaking]
 * [thud]
 * Rarity: [clears throat] Or... not.
 * Blue Bobbin: We need to leave now if we're going to catch the train to Canterlot.
 * Rarity: Oh, goodness, look at the time! Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, go, go, go! I'm right behind you!


 * Fluttershy: [imitating Rarity] So sorry for the wait. The shop has some... staffing issues today.
 * Customer: Yes, well, I still haven't had an answer on this thread count.
 * Fluttershy: Here at Rarity For You, our merchandise defies typical attempts to quantify its quality, but rest assured, it will make you the envy of all who see it.
 * Customer: Oh, in that case, I'll take three!
 * [ka-ching!]
 * Fluttershy: Ta-ta!
 * [door closes]
 * Fluttershy: [normal voice, sighs, faints, pants, sighs] Smoky Jr., I can't believe it worked! [imitating Rarity] I suppose clothes really do make the pony after all.


 * Rarity: This is worse than I could've possibly imagined!


 * Rarity: You have all the inner strength you need.