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[letteropener]

[Celestia looks excited this morning -- but also unusually mussed, her magnificent flowing mane disheveled even as the color bands within it drift obstinately according to only their own whim.]

Hello, everypony! If I may, I wish to introduce you to a new arrival here in the Far Shore, who might otherwise be unusual enough that you might wonder about her otherwise. [She turns to address, to all appearances, her mane.] Do come out.

[After a moment, a purple-and-orange beak pokes out of the mess, followed by a flame-orange head with bright yellow eyes. This is as far as the bird can manage to get out of that immense mane.]

This is Philomena, and she is a phoenix. I think they are considered mythical to many of you, much as dragons are? I don't often have cause to keep her cooped up, so I hope that if you see her around the Far Shore, you will be courteous to her and as tolerant of her mischief as she deserves. That is, once we get her out of my mane...

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[letteropener]

If you're so eager to visit, I certainly won't turn you away.

[light_of_willpower]

[That brings a laugh and a smile.]

So long as I'm not a bother, ever.

[But he will start making his way to her temple, so he can meet Philomena in person.]

[letteropener]

Never, Trunks.

[Would he ever expect anything else from her?]

[Not much will change by the time he gets there, and Trunks will be able to add 'being greeted by at the door of a temple by an alicorn with a phoenix entangled in her mane' to his list of life experiences.]

Action it is :D

[light_of_willpower]

[So long as she would be honest if he were, that's all he asks. It doesn't take him too long to find, although he might've taken a bit to look around her grounds, on the way to the door. Admiring the scenery, and wondering if it was based on anything in particular related to Inti or to Celestia herself.

Admittedly, it was not a life-experiences he'd imagine he'd have, but he was game anyways. Waving and quickening his step a bit as he came the rest of the way to the door.]

So, is Philomena really tangled in there, or is she just hiding and shy?

[letteropener]

[At that, the phoenix all but jabs her head out to give Trunks a look. Philomena is the precise opposite of shy.]

[Celestia simply chuckles softly.] Does that answer your question?

[light_of_willpower]

[It does, and Trunks'll just shake his head in amusement too.]

This is becoming a habit, you know.

[Teasing Celestia more than anything else, as Trunks comes closer.]

Alright Philomena, let's see if I can help you get untangled.

[letteropener]

I assure you I didn't invite this.

[Blame the mischief of the Far Shore. Celestia holds quite still, as does Philomena, even though she finds this quite the curiosity. What IS this weird tall creature anyway?]

[light_of_willpower]

[That tall weird creature is a 'friend' right now, and starting to sort through Celestia's mane. Mostly to try and isolate which parts are tangled around Philomena. Which is also why Trunks doesn't reply to Celestia's comment, as he's a bit focused right then.]

[letteropener]

[Philomena does her best to help -- shifting and wiggling -- but the biggest problem is horsehair tucked between feathers. Injudicious motion there might get those feathers all out of shape.]