Without a partner for the class project, Hope is forced to pick from a small gaggle of outcasts. She settles on Cocoa Butter, the bookworm earth pony. However, she proves to be impenetrably loquacious. How will Hope get a word in edgewise?

• Ask her to slow down.
• Try to follow her train of thought.
• Nod and smile politely.

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