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Failing Marks
Oct. 23rd, 2016 11:37 pmThe trio of fillies, the ones with matching cutie marks and who call themselves the Cutie Mark Crusaders, had me all excited about a griffon friend of theirs that they said had acquired a cutie mark. Turns out it was painted on. The griffin, named Gabriella, wanted to help the CMC succeed in giving her a cutie mark, and since that was impossible, she faked it.
I don't know when it was that I became so gullible. Griffons do not get cutie marks. I had researched that question earlier today since the CMC had come knocking to ask if griffon cutie marks were possible. No griffon cutie mark had been documented in the literature that I've seen. But when they came back to announce that they had succeeded in bringing out a griffon's cutie mark, I just wanted to believe it was true. Their special talent is helping ponies fathom their cutie marks (these fillies have cutie marks that match), which lent credence to their claim. It didn't help that there is that Griffonstone summit I'm preparing for. Teaching griffons about cutie marks, and demonstrating that we ponies can help make them happen, that would have been astounding. It was also too good to be true. I think I have griffons on the brain.
True to form, the CMC did succeed at what they excel at. They found out what Gabriella's special talent is. That talent is helping others and she is really good at it (but not good enough to help the CMC achieve the impossible). So they made her a Cutie Mark Crusader as well, and gave her a pair of wooden plaques carved and painted to match their cutie marks, but with a trophy in the middle to represent Gabriella's skill at being helpful. They even threw her a cute-ceañera.
I'm going to write to her to see if she would like to help at the friendship summit in Griffonstone. I could really use the help of a local to help me navigate the do's and dont's of griffon society.
I don't know when it was that I became so gullible. Griffons do not get cutie marks. I had researched that question earlier today since the CMC had come knocking to ask if griffon cutie marks were possible. No griffon cutie mark had been documented in the literature that I've seen. But when they came back to announce that they had succeeded in bringing out a griffon's cutie mark, I just wanted to believe it was true. Their special talent is helping ponies fathom their cutie marks (these fillies have cutie marks that match), which lent credence to their claim. It didn't help that there is that Griffonstone summit I'm preparing for. Teaching griffons about cutie marks, and demonstrating that we ponies can help make them happen, that would have been astounding. It was also too good to be true. I think I have griffons on the brain.
True to form, the CMC did succeed at what they excel at. They found out what Gabriella's special talent is. That talent is helping others and she is really good at it (but not good enough to help the CMC achieve the impossible). So they made her a Cutie Mark Crusader as well, and gave her a pair of wooden plaques carved and painted to match their cutie marks, but with a trophy in the middle to represent Gabriella's skill at being helpful. They even threw her a cute-ceañera.
I'm going to write to her to see if she would like to help at the friendship summit in Griffonstone. I could really use the help of a local to help me navigate the do's and dont's of griffon society.
