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* HandWave: The fact that Aloe and Lotus could get somepony ''else'' to move the chickadees is brought up and shot down after Fluttershy's refusal to do so, justifying what would otherwise seem to be an IdiotPlot by way of SlaveToPR.
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* HandWave: The fact that Aloe and Lotus could get somepony ''else'' to move the chickadees is brought up and shot down after Fluttershy's refusal to do so, justifying what would otherwise seem to be an IdiotPlot JustEatGilligan by way of SlaveToPR.
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* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: [[spoiler:At the end when the birds finally leave, Lotus realizes she can't fall asleep because she's gotten too used to the noises they make.]]
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* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: [[spoiler:At At the end when the birds finally leave, Lotus realizes she can't fall asleep because she's gotten too used to the noises they make.]]
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* FromBadToWorse: Just when the twins are prepared to wait out the birds' stay, [[spoiler:they hear peeping noises. The presence of newborn chicks means the birds' departure will be delayed for weeks.]]
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* FromBadToWorse: Just when the twins are prepared to wait out the birds' stay, [[spoiler:they they hear peeping noises. The presence of newborn chicks means the birds' departure will be delayed for weeks.]]
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* VetinariJobSecurity: Rarity has so much of a role in helping the spa run successfully that Aloe admits to herself she's almost reached the point that she might as well just pay Rarity as an employee.
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* VetinariJobSecurity: Rarity has so much of a role in helping the spa run successfully that Aloe admits to herself she's almost reached the point that she might as well just pay Rarity as an employee. This is why she can't take the risk of alienating Rarity by upsetting Fluttershy, especially given Rarity has so much influence amongst the rest of Ponyville's social scene.
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Whilst Aloe and Lotion fulfill a valuable purpose in Ponyville by running the La-ti-Da Spa, none ever think about the stresses involved in their job. Like dealing with the endless need to stay ahead of the latest Thing. Or when chickadees take up nest in their dryer's vents and keep them up all night with incessant noise.
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Whilst Aloe and Lotion Lotus fulfill a valuable purpose in Ponyville by running the La-ti-Da Spa, none ever think about the stresses involved in their job. Like dealing with the endless need to stay ahead of the latest Thing. Or when chickadees take up nest in their dryer's vents and keep them up all night with incessant noise.
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* HandWave: The fact that Aloe and Lotion could get somepony ''else'' to move the chickadees is brought up and shot down after Fluttershy's refusal to do so, justifying what would otherwise seem to be an IdiotPlot by way of SlaveToPR.
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* HandWave: The fact that Aloe and Lotion Lotus could get somepony ''else'' to move the chickadees is brought up and shot down after Fluttershy's refusal to do so, justifying what would otherwise seem to be an IdiotPlot by way of SlaveToPR.
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* SlaveToPR: Invoked; Aloe and Lotion discuss having an exterminator come and remove the chickadees, one way or another, before shooting the idea down: inevitably, Fluttershy would find out, and she would be hugely upset. That would be bad enough PR for the spa, but upsetting Fluttershy would also upset Rarity -- not only even worse negative PR, but Rarity is practically an assistant manager for the spa. They probably wouldn't survive if Rarity decided to boycott them out of solidarity with Fluttershy.
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* SlaveToPR: Invoked; Aloe and Lotion Lotus discuss having an exterminator come and remove the chickadees, one way or another, before shooting the idea down: inevitably, Fluttershy would find out, and she would be hugely upset. That would be bad enough PR for the spa, but upsetting Fluttershy would also upset Rarity -- not only even worse negative PR, but Rarity is practically an assistant manager for the spa. They probably wouldn't survive if Rarity decided to boycott them out of solidarity with Fluttershy.
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* ExhaustedEyeBags: Lotus develops these thanks to the birds depriving her of sleep. She tries to cover it up with makeup, but Rarity notices.
* FromBadToWorse: Just when the twins are prepared to wait out the birds' stay, [[spoiler:they hear peeping noises. The presence of newborn chicks means the birds' departure will be delayed for weeks.]]
* FromBadToWorse: Just when the twins are prepared to wait out the birds' stay, [[spoiler:they hear peeping noises. The presence of newborn chicks means the birds' departure will be delayed for weeks.]]
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Lotus' opinion of Aloe. That Lotus is only seven and a half minutes older than her doesn't matter.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Lotus' opinion of Aloe. That Lotus is only seven and a half minutes older than her doesn't matter. At one point she briefly contemplates asking Celestia if she could send Aloe to the Moon for ten minutes of peace and quiet. The feeling seems to be mutual, since Aloe makes the ''same'' wish near the end of the story.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Lotus' opinion of Aloe. That Lotus is only seven and a half minutes older than her doesn't matter.
* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: [[spoiler:At the end when the birds finally leave, Lotus realizes she can't fall asleep because she's gotten too used to the noises they make.]]
* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: Aloe and Lotus' talent for alleviating stress is completely ineffective at relieving their own stress. They can't alleviate each other's stress either. Because they are siblings, they are more likely to ''stress each other out''.
* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: [[spoiler:At the end when the birds finally leave, Lotus realizes she can't fall asleep because she's gotten too used to the noises they make.]]
* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: Aloe and Lotus' talent for alleviating stress is completely ineffective at relieving their own stress. They can't alleviate each other's stress either. Because they are siblings, they are more likely to ''stress each other out''.
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* VertinariJobSecurity: Rarity has so much of a role in helping the spa run successfully that Aloe admits to herself she's almost reached the point that she might as well just pay Rarity as an employee.
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* VertinariJobSecurity: VetinariJobSecurity: Rarity has so much of a role in helping the spa run successfully that Aloe admits to herself she's almost reached the point that she might as well just pay Rarity as an employee.
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Whilst Aloe and Lotion fulfill a valuable purpose in Ponyville by running the La-ti-Da Spa, none ever think about the stresses involved in their job. Like dealing with the endless need to stay ahead of the latest Thing. Or when chickadees take up nest in their dryer's vents and keep them up all night with incessant noise.
Read it [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/392889/a-bird-in-the-dryer here]].
!!Tropes Include:
* HandWave: The fact that Aloe and Lotion could get somepony ''else'' to move the chickadees is brought up and shot down after Fluttershy's refusal to do so, justifying what would otherwise seem to be an IdiotPlot by way of SlaveToPR.
* MythologyGag: This story's central dilemma is facilitated by Fluttershy having SkewedPriorities due to being a variant of the NaiveAnimalLover, as seen in the canon episode [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E7Bats "Bats!"]]
* NaiveAnimalLover: Fluttershy is so enamored with the nesting chickadees that she completely fails to understand why the spa ponies may not ''want'' the noisy, messy things living in one of the crevices of her house.
* SkewedPriorities: When the Spa Sisters directly tell Fluttershy that they expected her to move the chickadees, the baffled pegasus simply points out that they have a nest that suits their needs perfectly right where they are.
* SlaveToPR: Invoked; Aloe and Lotion discuss having an exterminator come and remove the chickadees, one way or another, before shooting the idea down: inevitably, Fluttershy would find out, and she would be hugely upset. That would be bad enough PR for the spa, but upsetting Fluttershy would also upset Rarity -- not only even worse negative PR, but Rarity is practically an assistant manager for the spa. They probably wouldn't survive if Rarity decided to boycott them out of solidarity with Fluttershy.
* VertinariJobSecurity: Rarity has so much of a role in helping the spa run successfully that Aloe admits to herself she's almost reached the point that she might as well just pay Rarity as an employee.
Read it [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/392889/a-bird-in-the-dryer here]].
!!Tropes Include:
* HandWave: The fact that Aloe and Lotion could get somepony ''else'' to move the chickadees is brought up and shot down after Fluttershy's refusal to do so, justifying what would otherwise seem to be an IdiotPlot by way of SlaveToPR.
* MythologyGag: This story's central dilemma is facilitated by Fluttershy having SkewedPriorities due to being a variant of the NaiveAnimalLover, as seen in the canon episode [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E7Bats "Bats!"]]
* NaiveAnimalLover: Fluttershy is so enamored with the nesting chickadees that she completely fails to understand why the spa ponies may not ''want'' the noisy, messy things living in one of the crevices of her house.
* SkewedPriorities: When the Spa Sisters directly tell Fluttershy that they expected her to move the chickadees, the baffled pegasus simply points out that they have a nest that suits their needs perfectly right where they are.
* SlaveToPR: Invoked; Aloe and Lotion discuss having an exterminator come and remove the chickadees, one way or another, before shooting the idea down: inevitably, Fluttershy would find out, and she would be hugely upset. That would be bad enough PR for the spa, but upsetting Fluttershy would also upset Rarity -- not only even worse negative PR, but Rarity is practically an assistant manager for the spa. They probably wouldn't survive if Rarity decided to boycott them out of solidarity with Fluttershy.
* VertinariJobSecurity: Rarity has so much of a role in helping the spa run successfully that Aloe admits to herself she's almost reached the point that she might as well just pay Rarity as an employee.
