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*Coco opens up the door to her workroom, and hiatus dust instantly flies into her face* *Sneezes. SNEEZES.* 9.6

...g-goodness... *she rubs at her sniffly nose as the dust clears, revealing her room full of pon-nequins and dress racks*

It's been quite a while, hasn't it? *she sighs and walks inside, her hoofsteps echoing in the empty boutique*

Hopefully my dresses haven't missed me too much... *she runs a hoof along one of the racks, the silks and fabrics flowing underhoof*

Luckily, I still have time to get back into the groove of things before I have to get ready for the Nightmare Night fashion show.

*she sits down daintily in her chair, looking at her sketched dress designs neatly organized on her desk by style, season, and color*

Maybe I'll see Rarity at the show. It'd be nice to see how she's doing... *she begins sorting through her papers AGAIN*

But I can't worry about that now. I need worry about getting back on track... I probably have some furious customers. Oh dear.

*she flips the sign on the front door to "OPEN!" before trotting back to her desk*

Let's see... *Coco sits down in her chair and examines her sewing machine* Hopefully it still works...

*she cautiously flips it on, and it comes to life with a low whir* ...All good so far...

*As she leans forward to adjust the settings, the machine suddenly belches and spits out smoke right into her face* Ack! >.<

*Pommel takes a break from sewing to read over the daily newspaper, gasping softly as she sees the front page*

Oh g-goodness... I'm glad my friends in Ponyville are alright! A... "changeling invasion" sounds dangerous! Oh dear.

Oh... is that what changelings look like? Ew. I don't know how Rarity survived being around such bug-like creatures.

*Since her shop is unusually chilly today, Coco has donned a rather informal, yet very comfortable hoodie*

It would be /very/ embarrassing if somepony saw me... B-But I should be okay if I just stay in the shop.

*she squeaks contentedly before sinking back into her chair, switching her sewing machine back on*