I think a few years out when SU is a nostalgic show, Pearl’s ribbon is gonna be one of those Mandela Effect things (like the whole Berenstain/Berenstein Bears thing). Because even now I reckon there’s quite a lot of people who would swear up and down that Pearl’s ribbon is definitely tied in a symmetrical bow, when in actuality it’s always been an asymmetrical knot.
Like, even some official merch gets this wrong and makes it a bow so I’m not surprised a lot of people get confused. And I just think once the show is no longer on and it’s mostly just in people’s memories, folks are going to be surprised to learn their memory of it is wrong and it’s not a bow.
I want to read a story about a wizard whose only spell is “fix this”, but the specially-crafted magic takes their intent into account. "Fix this" can mean repairing the wheel on the adventurers’ cart or healing a broken arm or “fixing” a lock so that it’s in what the wizard considers the “correct” (unlocked) position. Imagine the other mages getting increasingly frustrated as the wizard stubbornly refuses to learn any other spells.
Wizard: *points at a canyon* Fix this
Other casters: That’s not really how spells –
Wizard: Oh look, one of our blankets is now a magic carpet. Guess we don’t need a bridge.
Casters: How –
Wizard: *points at logs that won’t catch fire* Fix this
Other casters: There’s been too much rain, it won’t –
Wizard: I fixed it so that it’s in the same state it was yesterday. Someone here knows how to start a fire, right?
Casters: What –
Wizard: *points at charging dragon*: Fix this
Other casters: THAT’S NOT HOW MAGIC WORKS YOU IDIOT WE’RE GOING TO DIE
Dragon: *coughs* Did you just… cure my intestinal problems? I’ve been trying to stop breathing fire for weeks, but it just kept spilling out, and every time I tried to ask for help, I burned everything down. I won’t forget this kindness.