twilightpony | This Will Be No Picnic

Cheese Sandwich is hard to find. Where he's been is easy enough, he leaves a trail of confetti in every town, village, hamlet and watering hole he visits. Rainbow Dash is still inquiring but it isn't easy. We'd have to know the whereabouts of a party that is needed before it happens.

I had a chat with Rarity. She likes the 'chain of surprises' plan. For the kernel, innocuous activity, Rarity thinks a picnic is hard to beat. Pinkie wouldn't miss a picnic if she can help it and we can set the date of the picnic with her, just making sure that the day we pick is the day Maud can show up.

I was thinking Maud could be the first surprise, but Rarity threw cold water on that. When Maud arrives, Pinkie might be too distracted with catching up with her sister to notice any of the other surprises.

Rarity had an idea. She suggested we ask Mayor Mare to declare a Picnic in the Fields day, that way the day will be fixed in advance. I didn't think that would quite work since we are planning Pinkie's surprise party, and inviting the town to a Picnic Event would confuse ponies. Many would wonder if we were trying to hijack the community picnic. But getting the town to attend the surprise party would be a plus. That could be the final surprise.

I left Rarity to work out the sequence some more. This event is going to require timing and coordination. I should speak to Fluttershy to see if she has any furry or feathered friends who could act as messengers.