Twilight Sparkle: (Smells the bacon) Oh yeah baby snack time.  
Twilight’s Owner: Don’t you dare.

@Joseph Raszagal  
Ha ha ha ha ha XD

@Badumsquish  
She should get together with Maud and put together a Penn & Teller style magic show the next time she decides to tour through Kalianne’s home country =D .

@Joseph Raszagal  
She’s basically the hottest celebrity in the lamia countries :D

@Badumsquish  
I forgot about that one xD . At least Trixie was kind enough to autograph the action figure for her =D .

@Joseph Raszagal  
She can’t let her biggest fanbase down, can she? :D  

@Badumsquish  
Trixie is to Twilight what Bizarro is to Superman.
 
I can dig it xD .

@Joseph Raszagal  
Trixie’s like the anti-Twilight in that regard. She loves lamias, cheese, bats, and ladybugs XD

@Badumsquish  
Twilight’s gonna need some ointment for that burn xD .

@Joseph Raszagal  
@Background Pony #8116  
@Joseph Raszagal  
Meanwhile Trixie, who’s surrounded by autograph-seeking sneks with a ladybug on one shoulder and a bat on the other says “wimp” through a mouthful of cheesy quesadilla XD

@Background Pony #8116  
Twilight: [CRYING AND SCREAMING VERY, VERY EXTERNALLY]

@Joseph Raszagal  
And they have a pet bat who has a ladybug for a best frirnd.

@Badumsquish  
Twilight: “S-so… you’re saying that a snake wrote this? A snake was touching the… the same letter that I’m holding in my hooves right now?”
 
Badum: “The snake was eating a cheese quesadilla while they wrote it too.”
 
Twilight: [INDESCRIBABLE PANIC]

@Joseph Raszagal  
Wait until she learns her beloved pen pal is a lamia XD

@Joseph Raszagal  
I mean, if two magical cartoon creatures can’t bond over their shared love of pan-fried bacon, then this truly is an unfair world than we live in.

@Joseph Raszagal  
She actually has tons in common with them. If only she could get over that pesky little phobia XD

@Badumsquish  
She needs to get over that little phobia already. Doesn’t she know the cold-blooded snekpones just want to cuddle for warmth? (Well, that and mooch all of her bacon, BECAUSE BACON!)

@Joseph Raszagal  
She regularly gets it delivered from Anger Burger. She’d go there in person but the snekpones hang out there :D

She is a precious purple princess and she can have all the pork she wants <3

@BrownieMan  
That’s actually what inspired the picture XD  

Reminds me of our pooches somewhat, very cute and funny XD

@Background Pony #8F51  
Watch for pieces of bacon that are suspiciously glowing purple and moving on their own XD

Down Twilight, no touching

@Podbeing  
XD

“What is that INCREDIBLE aroma?”
 
“It’s…ummm…bacon. I was cooking it for a quiche.”
 
“Oh my Luna, what IS it? It smells heavenly.”
 
“It’s the carefully cured, seasoned meat from the belly of a pig. Usually from a pig. There’s other things that are made into bacon or bacon-like foods, but pork is the usual one.”
 
“Oh. So, it’s…meat.”
 
“Yeah. Humans are omnivores. We evolved to eat pretty much anything we can find. There’s humans who only eat plant-based foods out of preference, or who avoid meat from higher animals, but that’s usually a cultural quirk or personal choice. Unless it’s outright toxic or poisonous, or flat-out inedible, then in theory, we’re probably equipped to use it for food.”
 
“Yeah, I’ve read about your dietary habits. In some parts of your world, ponies are on the menu.”
 
“Not really. They’re horses, and they’re about as much like you ponies as chimpanzees are like us.”
 
“And chimps are sometimes eaten.”
 
“True, but not by me.”
 
“Have you ever eaten po–err, horse?”
 
“This isn’t going to make it weird between us, is it, Sparks?”
 
“No, no, I’m asking out of scientific curiosity. And besides, as you pointed out, Earth horses aren’t much like us. So…have you?”
 
“Okay, full disclosure? Yes. Once. I was in a restaurant in Toronto with some friends and it was on the menu. So I ordered it out of curiosity.”
 
“And…what did it taste like?”
 
“A bit like venison, or a sweeter kind of beef. Very slightly gamey, it’s a sort of taste you don’t associate with domestically-raised meat animals that tells you it had a very different sort diet and life. It was tender, strong-flavored, and it paired well with red wine and a mushroom risotto.”
 
“So you liked it, then?”
 
“It was okay, I guess. I didn’t mind it and I thought it tasted good. But since I grew up around horses, there was always this nagging feeling I was doing something wrong. I can’t really explain it. I haven’t ever felt an urge to revisit the experience, if you’re wondering.”
 
“There’s still ponies that think you’re going to start chowing down on random ponies at the drop of a hat. I think I’ll just keep that bit of data between us.”
 
“You COULD tell them that an old human maxim goes, ‘Food that talks isn’t food.’ Hell, it got a laugh out of Applebloom.”
 
“So…have you ever eaten chimpanzee?”
 
“Umm…no, I can’t say I have. I never lived in a place where chimp was available, or culturally accepted, and besides…no. Just…no That actually squicks me out, just a little.”
 
“Too close to human?”
 
“That’s part of it, I think. I think I’d eat insects long before chimp became acceptable.”
 
“So anyway, back to the bacon, here. Pigs aren’t sapient, even in your world, right?”
 
“Nope. They’re pretty smart, as far as animals go, but they’re still basically just animals that do animal things. We have laws against mistreating animals, and we’re supposed to raise them ethically, but we still eat them.”
 
“Huh. So…being that ponies are technically omnivores, too, and out of pure scientific curiosity, I would like to try an experiment.”
 
“You want a piece of bacon.”
 
“Yes, please. In the interest of cultural unity, I would like to sample a piece of your bacon.”
 
“Not that I mind, didn’t you get to eat meat when you went through the mirror portal?”
 
“Yes, technically, but…I was human then, so I’m wondering how the change in biology affects my sense of taste.”
 
“Then go right ahead.”
 
munching horse noises “Sooooo…what do you think?”
 
“Hmmm…it’s slightly chewy, crunchy, overpoweringly rich. It’s salty and sweet and savory, in turns. A bit of a sweet, smoky flavor underneath everything else.”
 
“It’s smoked with applewood. I’m pretty sure that’s what you’re tasting.”
 
“I’m not sure Applejack would approve.”
 
“But…what about you?”
 
“It’s not bad, actually.”
 
“If you’re interested, hang around and I’ll have a quiche ready in a bit. You can taste how it goes with egg, caramelized onion and four kinds of cheese.”
 
“Ooooh…”
 
“Caesar salad, some white wine ..”
 
“Now you’re just guilding the lily. Oh…question..”
 
“Yes?”
 
“How hard would it be to get chimpanzee meat here?”
 
“You’re kidding, right?”
 
“Yes. Mostly?”