{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Gherkin \u2611\ufe0f (thelastgherkin)'s status on Friday, 09-Nov-12 21:15:10 UTC","author_name":"Gherkin \u2611\ufe0f (thelastgherkin)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/thelastgherkin","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/2072229","html":"Beaten and bruised, Savannah limped into the familiar crevice.  She gently lifted her leg to the height of the scanner.  With a  <i>bleep<\/i> , her hoofprint was accepted and a small window opened in the rock face in front of her, revealing a retinal scanner.  Soon she was in her familiar lair, with its comforts of home and technology far more advanced than anywhere in Equestria.  Savannah flipped a switch and a large screen mounted to the wall flickered into action, revealing a characteristic silhouetted portait of a unicorn pony.  &quot;Have you lost another one?&quot; she said.  Savannah didn't respond.  &quot;Maybe now you'll drop this infantile obsession with companions and come back from your... extended vacation.&quot; &quot;I've been fixing problems, haven't I?!&quot; the giraffe snapped.  &quot;For whose benefit?  Ours, or to enthral impressionable girls?&quot;  Savannah glared at the unicorn, then looked away. #<span class=\"tag\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/tag\/nanowrimo\" rel=\"tag\">NaNoWriMo<\/a><\/span>"}