Um... Miss Rarity? Eh, how much longer
are you planning to stay in here, darling?
Oh, dear, is somepony else waiting?
Oh, no, no. I just don't want
you to get all (what is word?) pruney.
Oh. Uh, well, I'm just waiting for Applejack. It's been so long
since we've had a relaxing day at the spa together.
I'm quite ceratain she'll be along any moment.
Hey, there, Rarity. I really tried to get here earlier.
I just can't believe how much time
my chores are takin' up these days.
At least now, we'll get tospend some quality spa time together.
Right?
Okay, ladies, that's it.
We are closing up for the day.
Aw, shucks, Rarity. I guess I missed the whole day.
I sure am sorry.
Me, too.
Hi, Rarity!
Morning, Twilight. Spike.
Good heavens, that's a lot of empty pie plates!
Uh... yeah. We were just heading to pick up some fresh pies. Heh.
I don't know why we keep running out at the castle. Heh.
What are you gonna get?
Applejack, actually.
Although, I'm quite sure she'll be too busy once again.
What do you mean?
Oh, nothing.
It's just that Applejack and I
haven't had one of our spa days in ages.
You two really should set aside some time.
Darling, I have been trying for moons!
But Applejack is so busy these days,
it's next to impossible.
Wow! I didn't realize Applejack had so much to do.
Hey, Applejack! Another order of pies, please.
Sure thing, Spike.
I don't suppose those pies are
the last chore on the shedule for today.
Gah! Land's sakes! Is it time for our spa day already?
Rarity, why don't you go on ahead and I'll meet ya there?
Oh! Please, Applejack, let's not kid ourselves!
Well, it ain't cos I don't wanna.
But the work on the farm has been takin' up more and more of my time.
I hate seeing you two not spending time together.
Can't you get somepony else in your family
to take over for a bit?
Oh, wish I could. But Granny,
Big Mac, and Apple Bloom all have chores of their own.
And today, they're all busy takin' the harvest to market.
I know we're not farmers.
But I'm sure Spike and I could handle things for a little while.
Maybe.
Is there one chore we could do?
Well, I suppose if you two got started on feedin' the pigs,
I could maybe leave for an hour?
Oooh! An hour of spa perfection?
I could work with that!
Perfect! You head out to the spa
and Spike and I'll take care of things here.
Uh, yeah. We totally got everything covered.
Okay. This list pretty much covers everything
you need to know to feed the pigs.
But, uh, maybe I should go over it with you just to...
Applejack, please. If there's a list involved,
I am one hundred percent on top of it.
Uh, right.
And don't worry about things here!
Spike and I have totally got this! I mean, it's just feeding the pigs.
How hard could it be?
Uh, Twilight?
Whoa.
I'm glad we're doin' this, Rarity.
I've been puttin' work
before our spa time for too long.
I know we've only got an hour
but I can't wait to have a steam.
A steam is just the start.
I know exactly what we'll do
and an hour will be perfect.
Okay, Spike, ready with that list?
Ready.
Let's do this!
Step 1: open the gate.
Okay. Step 2: close the gate.
Huh?
Mm. That's what it says.
Step 3: walk away.
Walk away? Really?
Mmm.
I just hope Twilight and Spike
can handle things until I get back.
Now, Applejack, if we are really to enjoy this time together,
you simply must give yourself over to the idea
that you are off-duty and try to relax.
I know. You're right.
I really am glad we're doin' this, and as long as it's only an hour,
I'm sure everythin' will be just fine.
Exactly. Now kindly step this way.
Relaxation awaits.
Rainbow Dash! What are you doing here?!
Yeah. I didn't think spa treatments were your thing exactly.
What?!
Oh, they're totally not.
At least, not the froufrou kind.
Yeah, I, uh, I think I tweaked something
at Wonderbolts practice the other day.
I just came in for a deep tissue sports massage.
Ah, Ms. Dash, I am so sorry, but we are running just a tad behind,
and we are not quite ready
to start your pampered muscle massage
and indulgent hooficure just yet.
Oh! I-I'm pretty sure that wasn't what I signed up for.
But they are your usual.
And it seems like you're really busy today anyway.
I'll just come back tomorrow.
Uh, see you two later! Have fun!
But put me down for the same thing.
Too bad Rainbow Dash just hates those "froufrou" spa treatments.
She could have joined us for a nice steam.
Hoo-wee! I can't wait.
Indeed. Although, if they couldn't fit Dashie in,
I wonder just how far behind things are running.
Obviously, we're on a very tight shedule.
Well, maybe not everypony is waiting for the steam room.
Oh, no. No, that's exactly what we're waiting for.
Oh, I hope you're not in a hurry.
So everypony here wants a steam bath?
Well, the solution is obvious.
We'll simply have to start our short time at the spa with something else.
Nothin' doin'.
I came here to have a steam and that's just what I'm gonna get!
But, but, it'll take most of our hour
just to get through this line!
RRRRarity! My favorite customer! Mwah! Mwah! And Appleyack?
Well, it certainly has been a long time
since you two were here together!
So lovely to have you back.
Well, I wish I could say the same.
Yes, the wait time for the steam room-a
certainly has been getting worse lately.
But I'm sure we'll be able to accommodate you're usual treatments.
Not without my steam!
Apparently, Applejack won't consider starting her time without a steam,
and we only have an hour.
That is a problem.
Applejack, where are you going?
Um, why are y'all just standin' here?
Ugh! Just waiting for the steam to build up.
Without steam, a steam room's just a room
and I've got plenty of those at home.
Because I live in a mansion.
It has been taking longer for the steam
to reach the Ponyville Day Spa quality.
We even had to add a warm towel service.
So sorry for the delay, everypony.
Please help yourselves.
So if you're not gettin' enough steam,
that must mean there's not enough hot water.
Ooh, Applejack, honestly,
can't we just start with a hooficure?
We're about to run out of time.
Ha! Now what do we have here?
The laundry room, of course.
And at this point,
I'm considering soaking my hoofs in one of the machines
so my time here isn't a total loss!
The Ponyville Day Spa prides itself on sanitary conditions,
and fresh linens are integral part.
Well, sure,
but have you always run every single one of these here machines
full bore all day, every day?
The answer is no. But ponies sure
do love the warm towel service.
Eh, you are all wanting towel?
Looks to me like you don't have any left.
Well, like I said, warm towels are big hit.
I think I figgered out the problem.
You've got a small leak,
and that means the steam takes a little longer to build up,
and while ponies wait, they get cold.
Cold ponies start wrappin' themselves in towels,
and all those dirty towels have to be cleaned
because Ponyville Day Spa prides itself on cleanliness.
Eh, what?
Basically, losin' steam makes you use more towels.
That means to do more laundry,
which uses up the hot water you need to make more steam,
so the problem just keeps gettin' worse.
Ah! I had no idea.
Wonderful!
Now that we've solved the great steamer mystery,
we can finally get back to our...
significantly less than an hour of relaxation.
Rarity, are you kiddin'? I can't just leave things like this.
I'm gonna need my tools.
Ahh!
Whew! Now that that leak's fixed,
ponies won't get so cold they use up all those towels!
And without all that laundry,
there'll be plenty of hot water for all the steam anypony could want!
And I only have to be doing wash once a day!
Wow, Applejack!
Have you ever considered a career in the spa industry?
I'm sure I can find something for you.
No thanks.
I'm just glad I can finally relax in the steam.
What do you say, Rarity?
It sounds lovely, Applejack, but...
unfortunately, you spent so much time fixing the steam room
we don't have any time left to use it.
Honestly, how in Equestria did it never occur to you
to check for leaks?
There's just so many other things to worry about!
I suppose we just get used to the way things are,
and did not realize there was problem.
You obviously need an outside eye
to evaluate the situation.
It's lucky for you Applejack is too stubborn to relax!
Uh, I'm sorry, Rarity, we'll just have to do this another day.
Twilight and Spike should be done feedin' the pigs by now.
Twilight is a very capable pony.
I'm sure she can figure out what to do next.
Look, I know Twilight's a princess and an alicorn,
but she isn't a farmer. I've been doin' farm work my whole life,
and I'm not sure it's something you can just 'figure out'.
Of course.
Why don't we pop back
so you can explain to Twilight what to do next,
and then we can come back here and pick up where we left off?
Well, I suppose I could try...
assumin' everythin' went well so far...
Oh, Applejack, honestly!
How could it not?
Wouldn't it be easier to just fly?
I told you, Spike, we're following Applejack's list to the letter,
and Applejack doesn't fly!
I'm sorry, Rarity,
but I think I'm gonna have to finish these chores myself.
Twilight, darling! How in the world did you end up there?
Spike and I were just trying to follow Applejack's list
as closely as possible.
Mmmh... maybe not the best plan.
I'm sorry, Applejack,
but we never even got started feeding the pigs.
That's alright, Twilight, I know you did your best.
I guess a list can't capture
all the ways I have of doin' things.
At least you two got to spend some time at the spa together.
Yeah, that must've been super relaxing!
Well, if watching Applejack fix plumbing
counts as relaxing, then yes.
What about your hour of spa perfection?
As it turns out,
Ponyville day spa had a few problems with their steam room,
and somepony refused to relax until she had fixed them.
I'm sorry, but I just couldn't let those spa ponies
go another minute puttin' up with problems they didn't even know they had!
Somehow they just got used to a whole bottleneck
of ponies standin' around waitin'.
An' I took one good look at that spa jam,
and I knew I had to do somethin'!
Sometimes the simplest things can derail a whole operation.
Whether it's a leaky pipe or doin' too much laundry.
You can't just stick to the same old way
of doin' things and expect them to get better.
I mean, thinkin' you can is just plum ridiculous. Right?
It's funny when you realize the extra work they were doin'
was actually makin' things worse!
I mean, I guess it's possible to get stuck in a routine
where you're doin' all this extra stuff and not realizin',
but I can't for the life of me think I have!
Why are y'all starin' at me like that?
Um... Are you certain everything you just did
is entirely necessary to feed the pigs?
What? Of course! Why would I be doin' it if it weren't?
See this gate here used to squeak so loud
the pigs would run to the other side of the pen and never come out!
So I open and close it to let them know it's safe.
But it doesn't squeak any more!
Of course not! I fixed that ages ago.
Then I realized frightenin' 'em got 'em hustlin' out of the pen.
They don't look scared to me.
Well, no, they got used to it.
Which is why I started doin' the chicken dance!
To show 'em that if they didn't get to eatin' their food,
the chickens would.
Course, bein' a chicken I couldn't very well open the gate.
Gettin' the food bucket to spill into the trough
was just a happy accident
because one time I left it there by mistake.
Uh, Applejack? It seems like everything you're doing
is to fix things that aren't really problems any more.
Well I'll be...
Hmmm, maybe it isn't so hard
to get stuck doing extra work after all.
Huh. I wonder if I've been doin' that around here with anythin' else.
Well, there's only one way to find out!
Thanks, y'all.
I guess I just got so used to doin' everythin' a certain way,
I didn't realize there were any problems.
Having a friend look at what you're doing
with an outside eye can really help!
Mmhmm!
And I suppose if it weren't for our unsuccessful time at the spa,
none of us would have realized it!
Well, now that your chores are streamlined,
what are you gonna do with all the extra time?
I think I have a few ideas.
Think you can come up with enough things to do
now that we have more time to relax?
Oh, please. I could plan a week's worth of treatments!
Heh, let's just start with the rest of the day for now.
After all the work we just did on the farm,
I am ready for some serious relaxation!
Thanks for letting me know there was an opening.
I didn't know if I could make it without my pampered muscle massage.
Don't worry about it, shall I put you down for another one tomorrow?
Oh, absolutely! Sometimes a girl just has to pamper herself, am I right?
You certainly are!
Guh- ah- oh! Hey! I was just, uh, uh-
Gettin' a "sports" pamperin'?
Don't worry, Rainbow Dash,
we were just heading in for some pampering ourselves.
You could always join us.
That is if you don't mind sufferin'
through one or two "frou-frou" treatments.
Uh... I suppose I could take it.
You know, for you ponies.
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