“Ah just got a letter from one of mah cousins in Manehatten. She’s goin’ on a business trip to Griffonstone, and needs somepony to watch over her filly, Babs Seed, for a week or so. Ah can’t think of a good excuse ta say no, so it looks like we’re gonna have ta look after her.”

(unconvincingly) “Uh… Yeah, she did mention it in the letter. Just casually mentioned it for no particular reason. Yep.” (sighs) “Alright, so there’s more to it than that. But promise me ya’ll keep it to yerself, OK? Ah don’t want her to feel singled out when ya see her.”

(deadpan) “Ah know. Ya kept tellin’ us about it for days after the weddin’.”