♪♪
Ahhhhhh!
[door opens]
Miss Rarity? How much longer are you planning
to stay in here, darling?
Oh, dear, is somepony else waiting?
No, no. I just don't want you to get all,
what is word, pruney.
Oh. 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 certain she'll be along any moment.
[door closes]
[hiss of steam]
[door opens]
Hey, there, Rarity. I really tried to get here earlier.
I just can't believe how much time my chores
are taking up these days.
At least now we'll finally get to spend some
quality spa time together, right?
OK fillies, that's it. We're closing up for the day.
Aw, shucks, Rarity. I guess I missed the whole day.
I sure am sorry.
Me too.
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♪♪
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.
I don't know why we keep running out at the castle.
What are you going to 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.
[buzzer]
♪♪
Hey, Applejack. Another order of pies, please.
Sure thing, Spike.
Agh!
I don't suppose those pies are the last chore
on the schedule for today?
Gah! Land sakes! Is it time for our spa day already?
Rarity, why don't you go on ahead and I'll meet you there?
Ugh! Please, Applejack, let's not kid ourselves.
Well, it ain't 'cause I don't wanna,
but the work on the farm has just been taking 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?
Wish I could, but Granny, Big Mac and Apple Bloom
all have chores of their own and today they're all busy
taking 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 feeding the pigs,
I could maybe leave for an hour.
[squeal] An hour of spa perfection?
I can work with that!
Perfect. You head off to the spa
and Spike and I will take care of things here.
Whoa! Ugh! Whoa!
Uh yeah. We've totally got everything covered.
OK. 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 can it be?
Uh... Twilight?
Whoa!
I'm glad we're doing this, Rarity.
I've been putting 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 simply perfect.
OK, Spike. Ready with that list?
Ready!
Let's do this!
Step one, open the gate.
OK. Step two, close the gate.
Huh?
Mmm. That's what it says.
Step three, walk away.
Walk away? Really?
[I don't know]
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 doing this.
And as long as it's only an hour,
I'm sure everything will be just fine.
Exactly. Now, kindly step this way. Relaxation awaits.
[gasp] Rainbow Dash? What are you doing here?
[giggle]
Yeah. I didn't think spa treatments
were your thing exactly.
What?
Oh. They're totally not.
At least, not the "frou-frou" kind.
Ah.
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, Miss Dash? I am so sorry,
but we are running just a tad behind
and we're not quite ready to start your
pampered muzzle massage and indulgent hooficure just yet.
Oh. [nervous laugh]
I-I'm pretty sure that wasn't what I signed up for.
But they are your usuals-
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.
[chuckle] Too bad Rainbow Dash just "hates" those
"frou-frou" spa treatments.
She could have joined us for a nice steam.
Whoo wee! I can't wait.
[giggle] 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 schedule.
[grunt] [gasp]
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 every pony here wants a steam bath?
[all talking affirmatively at once]
Well, the solution is obvious.
We'll simply have to start our short time at the spa
with something else.
Huh! Nothin' doin'! I came here to have a steam
and that's just what I'm gonna get.
But-but it will take most of our hour
just to get through this line.
Rarity! My favorite customer![kisses]
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
certainly has been getting worse lately.
But I'm sure we'll be able to accommodate
your usual treatments.
Not without my steam.
Apparently Applejack won't consider starting her time
at the spa without a steam and we only have an hour.
That is a problem.
Applejack, where are you going?
Um... Why are y'all just standing 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 that
"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 getting enough steam,
that must mean there's not enough hot water.
Oh Applejack, honestly,
can't we just start with a hooficure?
We're going to run out of time!
Hmmm.
♪♪
Ha! Now, what do we have here?
The laundry room, of course.
And at this point, I'm considering soaking my hooves
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 their warm towel service.
Hmmm.
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 figured out the problem.
You've got a small leak and that means the steam
takes just a little longer to build up
and while ponies wait, they get cold.
Cold ponies start wrapping themselves in towels...
...and all those dirty towels have to be cleaned...
...because Ponyville Day Spa prides itself on cleanliness.
Eh. What?
Basically, losing steam makes you use more towels.
That means you do more laundry which uses up the hot water
you need to make more steam so the problem
just keeps getting worse.
Oh.That makes sense. I see.
Ah! I had no idea.
Wonderful!
Now that we've solved the great steam 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.
Uh!
♪ [country music] ♪
Whoo! 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'll only have to be doing wash once a day!
Wow, Appleyack. Have you ever considered a career
in the spa industry? I'm sure I can find something for you.
[laugh] No thanks. I'm just relieved I can finally relax
in the steam. What do you say, Rarity?
Mmm. 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 get used to the way things are
and we don't 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 feeding 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 doing farm work my whole life and I'm not sure
it's something you can just figure out.
Of course. [gasp] Why don't we pop back so you can explain
to Twilight what to do next and then we'll come back here
and pick up where we left off?
Well, I suppose I could try,
assuming everything went well so far.
Oh, Applejack, honestly! [chuckle] 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-- [grunt]
Aaaaah!
Whoa!
[groan]
I'm sorry, Rarity,
but I think I'm gonna have to finish these chores myself.
[growl]
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.
Mmm...maybe not the best plan.
I'm sorry, Applejack.
But we never even got started feeding the pigs.
That's all right, Twilight. I know you did your best.
I guess a list can't really 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 have 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, the 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 putting up with problems
they didn't even know they had.
Somehow they just got used to a huge bottleneck of ponies
standin' around waitin'.
But I took one good look at that spa-jam
and I knew I had to do something.
Sometimes the simplest things can just derail
a whole operation.
Whether it's a leaky pipe or doing too much laundry,
you can't just stick to the same old way of doing things
and expect them to get better.
[Chicken noises]
I mean, thinking you can is just plum ridiculous, right?
[chuckle] It's funny when you realize the extra work
they were doing was actually making things worse.
I mean, I guess it's possible to get stuck in a routine
where you're doing all this extra stuff
and not realize it,
but I can't for the life of me think of how.
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 anymore.
Of course not. I fixed that ages ago.
Then I realized putting a little fright into 'em
got them all hustlin' out of the pen.
They don't look scared to me.
Well, no, they got used to it.
Which is why I started doing the chicken dance to show 'em
that if they didn't get to eatin' their food,
the chickens would.
Of course, being a chicken,
I couldn't very well open the gate.
Getting 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 anymore.
Well, I'll be.
Hm. Maybe it isn't so hard to get stuck
doing extra work after all.
Huh, I wonder if I've been doing that around here
with anything else?
Well, there's only one way to find out!
♪ [country guitar] ♪
[sigh] Thanks y'all. I guess I just got so used
to doing everything 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.
Um-hm. 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 going to do with all the extra time?
I think I have a few ideas.
[sigh] Think you can come up with enough things
for us to do now that we have more time to relax?
Oh please, I could plan a week's worth of treatments.
Huh. Well, 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.
[sigh] Thanks for letting me know there was an opening.
I don't know if I could make it without my
pampered muzzle 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?
Rarity: You certainly are.
[gasp] Oh. Oh! Hey! I was just, uh, uh...
Getting a "sports" pamperin'? [chuckle]
[giggle] 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 suffering through
one or two "frou-frou" treatments.
Ah, I suppose I could take it. You know, for you ponies.
[giggle]
Applejack: Busted!
Rainbow Dash: Yeah.