Day 0 - Prologue: 3/3

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[HIGH SCORE]

Faced with the inspiring statue, the two newbies look down and 47989's hive link instinctively shares the knowledge required for reading.

"We asked 387 to help us write it in proper scribbles to make it so that even a pony would know who this was," 47989 answers the unspoken question out loud, "High Score was the best drone to ever live. It did things that might sound completely impossible but that just proves how amazing a drone it was."

"Whoooooah," 99112 touches the statue's leg reverently.

"What did it do?" asks 99448.

"It could make high ranks not eat us... sometimes. It could also dig tunnels so quickly that it already had sleepy time while it was still worky time," 99112's jaw drops when 47989 says that, " And one time a bitey melter bit High Score. After five days of excruciating pain, the bitey melter died. Still, if you want to know the full story, you gotta find the Potatoes."

"Whozzat?" 99448 tilts its head.

"The drones who were with High Score before it went on to destroy the ultimate evil dream bad guy alongside 65536 and the soup princess. I was there only for the big fight," 47989 smiles, "Fun times. Scary but fun. Fary? Scun? Combining words is hard. Anyway, this place is for all of us to remember High Score and for you new guys to know there's someone who watches over you and inspires you to do your best even when you feel small, the tunnel is collapsing, and everything feels too tough."

"Awwww!" 99112 smiles.

"Speaking of the Potatoes," 47989 nods towards the raised dais in the back under the balcony where 36658, 20100, and 57999 are in the middle of a chat, "There they are. Looks like we made it in time, they're about to start."

It approaches the trio with 99112 in tow.

"Hi, guys!" 47989 greets them, "Whose turn is it today?"

"Mine!" 57999 beams, "I'll be talking about the time High Score dealt with a wall of fake changelings side by side with 387. But I decided to make it special this time - it'll be a tractor."

"What's that?"

"I won't just be talking. We'll play pretend to show everyone how it went."

"Woooow, I love the idea!" 47989 stops its hooves in excitement, "Who's playing the wall?"

"I got a bunch of newbies to help!" 57999 gives it a proud smile, "I'm playing High Score and I asked a few guys to practice standing on each other."

"Buuut the fake changelings were flying," 47989 tilts its head.

"True, true," 57999 doesn't lose any of its enthusiasm, "But this way I can make them trip and have the whole wall crumble."

"Buuut that's not what happened," 47989 keeps poking the holes in the story, "At least I think, but I can be wrong. I have had rocks fall on me a bunch of times since then. Some were pretty heavy."

"No, no, you're remembering it correctly," 57999 doesn't stop smiling for a moment, "But doesn't my version just sound way more, you know, High Score-y?"

"Ooooh!" 47989 finally nods in understanding, "Can't argue with that. That would make for a much better play- uhh- tractor."

"Yup! 36658 is playing 387 and 20100 will be 156."

"I'm the mean but eventually kind-hearted infiltrator!" 20100 bounces up and down.

"And I'm a smarty warrior who argues with you but deep down I like you and we hug in secret when no one is looking!" 36658 grins.

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