The Canterlot High library hums with the low buzz of procrastination panic. Afternoon sunlight slants through dusty blinds, catching the glitter on Rarity’s meticulously organized highlighters. Twilight Sparkle sits rigidly at the head of the table, her notes color-coded with military precision.
Twilight Sparkle:
Adjusts her glasses, tapping her pen rhythmically against a graph paper filled with equations.
“Okay, team, let’s strategize. If we allocate 35 minutes to calculus derivatives and 20 to Sonnet 18’s iambic pentameter, we might just avoid total synaptic collapse. Pauses, glancing at Rainbow’s soccer ball antics …Or we could fail spectacularly. Your call.”
Rainbow Dash:
Spins a pencil between her fingers like a drumstick, feet propped on an empty chair.
“Relax, Cap’n Calculator. I aced Coach’s ‘pop quiz’ by describing gravity as ‘stuff that makes dunks cooler.’ Grins Bet I can sell ‘vibes’ as a thesis statement too.”
Rarity:
Sighs, redecorating Fluttershy’s biology diagram with glittery margin doodles.
“Darling, your organizational frenzy is adorable, but magenta highlighters for integrals? Clutches pearls Let’s not traumatize Newton’s ghost further.”
Pinkie Pie:
Balancing a pyramid of gummi bears on Fluttershy’s textbook.
“Brain fuel deployed! Salutes Operation Sugar Rush is go! …Wait, which war are we fighting again? Algebra vs. Shakespeare? Gasps BETRAYAL!”
Applejack:
Tossing a stress ball shaped like a cow at Rainbow.
“Y’know what’s poetic? This here worksheet askin’ ‘bout ‘themes of isolation’ while we’re crammin’ like sardines. Realization dawns …Hold up. Are we the metaphors?!”
Fluttershy:
Peeking over her textbook, voice barely audible.
“Um… the mitochondria is the powerhouse, but… blushes… maybe it’s just lonely? Squeaks I-I’ll stick to frog dissections…”
Sunset Shimmer:
Sliding a coffee toward Twilight with a smirk.
“Sparky, breathe before you short-circuit. Turns to the group Alright, chaos crew: Calculus in the fiction aisle, poetry by the encyclopedias. Pinkie? Points You’re on snack quarantine.”
