In all seriousness, given her role in stopping nightmares, her successor would probably be… sigh Pinkie Pie. Fucking Pinkie Pie is the most likely successor to the Princess of the Night.
@Shimmering Spectacle
No way, she’s gonna be the Principal of the Friendship School, Trixie Lula moon is more likely.
@Anonycat
Oh fuck that’s a good point! And Discord is in the room, isn’t he… damn, he plays the long game, doesn’t he? That’d be a hell of a revenge scheme: get them to abdicate so Twilight loses control of Equestria, and then he can depose whoever’s on the throne when the dust settles.
Of course I might be just overthinking from a small detail, but that expression still seemed out of character for her and for the moment, so that’s that.
@Shimmering Spectacle
I just don’t think she has what it takes to serve as a mental healthcare provider to a whole country… unless that’s why she’s a guidance counselor, but I still don’t think it’ll be her.
@Background Pony #3629
…I mean they have a responsibility as civil servants, don’t they? Especially if there are no good replacements for their roles, which are critical to the safety and prosperity of their country. And, since they’re immortal or close to it… I suppose they could take 1000 year turns with one vacationing on the Moon/Sun, but yeah one of their flanks should be planted there till the heat death of their universe.
So this puts paid to my long standing headcanon that Tia just wants to retire (assuming this isn’t a trick or something) and has been setting things up to allow Twiggles to do it.
I always thought she sounded tired as hell even in something like Make New Friends.