It had been a normal Wednesday for Party Favor.  He’d double checked his inventory on balloons and placed his weekly order for napkins, helium, hats and a few other odds and ends that he would need for the weekend.  After that he’d sent out various invoices and estimates to clients for his party planning services.  Finally he contacted the bakeries, restaurants and entertainers whose services he would be employing that weekend.  

Then she walked in.  She was a very thin pale teal unicorn with bright stringy green hair.  Her eyes darted around the store as if searching for a lost item.  “Hey,” she hollered at Party Favor, “Who do I talk to about gettin’ a party planned.”

Party Favor quickly brushed his bushy blue hair back as he walked toward the potential customer.  As he did he smiled politely to her and said, “I can help you. Welcome to Party’s Favorite Planning.  Are you looking for…”

“Yeah, listen you got a book or something I can look at?  You know something that shows the type of stuff you do?”

Party Favor nodded and levitated a binder toward her.  It was fairly large and contained basic examples of the types of parties arranged.   The different parties were separated by type and theme and had a basic cost breakdown listed on each page.   

The teal unicorn flipped the binder open to a random page.  She mouthed the name of each type of party as she glared the page.   Party Favor watched her for a few minutes before asking if she was looking for anything specific to which she grunted and continued flipping until she stopped on a bright pink page.  “This one,” she declared.

Party Favor turned the binder to face him and nodded, “Ah the Princess Party.  That’s a very popular one for little fillies.  They get a crown and a cake in the shape of the castle of their…”

“That’s great,” interrupted the unicorn, “But when do they show up?”

“Excuse me miss but, when does who show up,” asked Party Favor.

“The princesses.  I mean I’d figure they must be pretty desperate to just show up for a filly’s party.  They got some money problem or something?”

Party Favor laughed.  “That’s a good one! I’ll have to remember that.”

The teal unicorn tilted her head to one side, “If it’s a princess party then they’ve gotta be there right?”

He stopped laughing and stared.  “I’m sorry I thought you were,” he paused and looked into her vacant gaze his voice upping an octave, “Joking?”

“No,” she said with a huff, “If it’s a princess party then Celestia or the midnight peeper or what’s her face… “

“Who’s the midnight peeper?”

“Her sister.”

“Luna?”

“Yeah,” she said, “I was falling asleep to that book A Knight to Remember and I caught her peeping on me.  Only she had paws, a striped bushy tail and a face with a mask on.”

“I think that’s a raccoon.”

“Don’t tell me what I saw!”

“Well okay,” said Party Favor his eyes darting back and forth.

“What about the purple one who talks all the time?  She’s gotta be available ol’ what’s her name.  Light Sparkplug?”

“No,” replied Party Favor quietly, “It’s Twilight Sparkle.”

“She’s gotta be coming then,” as she began to shake slightly.

“No, ma’am,” said Party Favor with a sigh as he retrieved the binder and put it back on the desk, “It’s just a theme.  No princesses are included.”

“You’re a liar,” she replied with a huff.

Party Favor blinked and asked, “How?”

“You keep saying that it’s a princess party.  That means princesses are showing up.  I don’t care who it is, it can be peeper, Celestia, Toilet Sparkle, whoever. 
But one of them has to show up or I’ll sue and you’ll go to jail.  Party jail!”

“Lady, you’re obtuse!”

The teal unicorn narrowed her eyes, “You callin’ me fat?”

“No! Obtuse not obese! I think you need to…”

“Because I lost eighty pounds in two weeks. Wanna know how,” she said as she stared at him her tremors getting worse. 

“I really don’t…”

“Crystal soda is fan-freaking-tastic,” she said with a smile, “Just drink that and don’t eat!”

“That’s not healthy and...”  

Party Favor never finished the sentence as he watched the unicorn pass out in front of him.  He checked to make sure she was breathing before carting her outside on a dolly and calling the paramedics. He closed early. Party planning could wait another day.