Tell you what, Misty: you grab what you want, and I’ll pick up the tab.

To the artist: I’ve written stories by the seat of my pants before, and I can honestly tell you they come out just as good as if I started with an outline. Let the chips fall where they may; let the story tell itself.

Also, stop worrying about keeping everything in one /mlp/ thread. Plenty of fandom classics from days of yore have spilled across threads over weeks and months.