My Little Pony: My Little Pony The Martian

solar day 122

Dear Dr. Shields,

Tingting told me that she told you some little secrets, and now she is in a much better mood. Maybe I'll feel better if I tell you something now to keep you secret.

I command the entire crew of the Friendship. Do I want to direct. I just want to sail the boat. Am I smart? Am I like a princess or a queen or something. But it’s up to me to direct them. Even things that everyone understands they have to watch me direct them.

I hate that. I hate this. I never want to do this again.

Flying is fun. Flying in space is a lot of fun. Not flying in space and being stuck on Mars is pretty boring.

I want to fly. I want to go home. Do I want to be the boss? Why can't they let me be the boss?

Sorry for my poor English. Let Starlight or Dragonfly help this time.

Cherry Raspberry

Dear Dr. Shields,

Berry said she felt better writing to you. But it must be a secret. Well, I'll write you a secret.

Dragon is tough. The dragon is strong. Dragons are bad. everybody knows. All things are best with dragons.

But not me. I always mess up. Almost killed everyone twice.

Am I as smart as a star or a dragonfly? Am I a boss like Berry or Spitfire. Am I as funny or a good communicator like Mark? Can I help. I'm not helping.

What am I suitable for? Barely able to breathe fire. There was no dirigible—no ship to pilot. No spacewalk—not in space. I pick things up and take them, that’s it. That’s all.

It's better for everyone if I'm here. But can't say. Long Feo apologized for me.

It doesn't make me feel better if I tell you this. Feeling bad. Feeling angry. It's better not to think about this.

Fireball

Dear Dr. Shields,

I feel good. I have no secrets to tell you. Thought you would enjoy reading this for a change.

Flying fire

Dear Dr. Shields,

Since everyone is writing secret letters to you today, I will write you one too. We're sorry that our English is giving you a hard time, but even though we're improving our understanding of your language, we still don't have the right phrasing to communicate. Also, other horses type really slowly.

All the other horses are writing you letters telling you their secret troubles. I don't have this habit, but I have a secret request that I hope you can help me with. Dragonfly once told me that all the other horses on the ship - Spitfire, Fireball, Berry - felt incompetent. I guess Tingting has a similar problem - not that she is incompetent, but that we don't really like her. But I'm sure we all thought we did the best we could for each other. Can you help make them aware of this?

Best regards,

starry

Dear Dr. Shields,

I was wrong. I have a secret request. Can you tell me some human swear words and what they mean? If I could swear, maybe Mark wouldn't always treat me like a kid.

Flying fire

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solar day 123

Recipient: Ares 3 Residential Area Group Members Mailing List (*********)

From: Erin Shields ([email protected])

Topic: Team Mental State Assessment

Thank you for your messages, but I will not answer your specific questions in this email because it would reveal your confidentiality, and I am very strict about keeping patient information confidential (reliable confidentiality). But I still want to make it clear to everyone here that I will definitely try my best to find ways to help you.

For this reason, I would like to ask you all to do me a small favor. I hope you can send me a private email to discuss your opinions on other team members. You've told me a little bit before about how you feel about yourselves. I will keep the content you write confidential, so please be sure to say everything when you write an email and do not hide anything.

At the same time, I also suggest that everyone can discuss their feelings with each other after writing the email. For example, we have a classic team-building activity called "Family Time", where team members can vent their dissatisfaction by complaining to each other, or they can also discuss problems they have encountered or recent emotions. At present, this kind of activity seems to be a good choice. But please note that you must wait until you have finished writing the email before proceeding with the activity. I do not want the content of the email to be interfered with by the pressure of discussion.

Once I've had time to think about strategies for each of your unique issues, I'll send them a private message.

Dr. Erin Shields

Chief Psychologist of the Ares Project

Dear Dr. Shields,

I've been asked to do similar things before. I still haven't said everything I could say. But now that everyone has to do group activities with each other, it doesn't feel as bad as before, so I can talk a little more this time.

My list:

Mark Watney: He is very nice and gentle. I know sometimes he wants to make fun of me, and sometimes he gets mad at me, but in the end he always treats it kindly. He's as friendly as a pony.

Cherry Berry: I call her Grandma Pony. It was scary when she got angry. And she's a little naive. But she is the pony I trust most.

Starlight Glimmer: She is very suspicious and very focused when doing things. She will feel guilty about her past actions and will want to think that everything that went wrong was her fault. I wish she would spend more time thinking about other people instead of treating them like they're a nuisance.

Spitfire: She's kind of scary. She has always been very serious and orderly. It's hard to convince her. She felt uncomfortable not being a leader.

Fireball: He's actually not as stingy and mean as he seems to be pretending to be. He doesn't like other people much. He doesn't like himself very much either. His appearance makes it difficult for others to like him.

dragonfly

Dear Dr. Shields,

In response to your question, here are my thoughts on everyone else's.

Cherry Berry is a very interesting pony. She knows what needs to be done now and will definitely complete the task. Flying is so important to her, and I'm surprised she didn't get a cutie mark related to flying. Her achievements are countless, and it is an honor to serve under her. She shouldn't be so harsh on herself all the time.

We are all worried about dragonflies. She may not feel it, but it's obvious that she's always trying to hide that she's fine when in fact she's not. I think we all hope she stops trying to grandstand and just be honest with us. But it is probably quite difficult for a bug horse to be honest.

Spitfire is a bit difficult to work with, and not just because she still won't remove my leg braces. She would not accept any rebuttal from anyone except Berry. I hope she won't always be so strict when she's around us.

Fireball is very smart and a good astronaut, but he always makes it difficult for everyone to deal with. To be honest, he's been acting very needy. Why can't he get along well with everyone? I've met many dragons, but none of them have this problem. Well, at least I know of one dragon that doesn't have this problem.

Mark always tries to think of everyone. He always goes out of his way to make our lives happy and interesting. But he was a little too bossy. This is his living area and we don't want to cause trouble, but most of the time he does things without consulting us. He acted like we were his students. He does mean well, but sometimes he can become annoying.

Hope these can help you.

starry

Dear Dr. Shields,

Berry leads well. She cares about her team members. Not enough discipline. Showing too much affection for group members. But it's good. Everyone trusts her.

Dragonflies are a problem. Can't believe she told the truth. She wants everyone to love her and love everyone. This has nothing to do with her.

Starlight is a problem. Working on your own without asking for help will injure yourself. Cooperation is not good.

Fireballs are a big problem. Can work, but doesn't want to cooperate. Even more unbelievable than Tingting.

Mark gives me a headache. He thought he was in charge. He is not in charge. Berry is the commander. Mark directed poorly. He always talks down to us. Still refused to listen. The brain needs to be smaller.

Flying fire

Dear Dr. Shields,

These are my thoughts on my group members.

Starlight is much smarter than me. She knew what we were going to do. All I have to do is nod in agreement.

Spitfire is much better than me as a commander. She commanded the flying team for several years. Know how to direct. But now that I'm here, she won't give orders.

I have known Dragonfly for many years. Sometimes he's smart, sometimes he's really stupid. He has a good heart and is very loyal, but he cannot be a commander.

Fireball will just do what you tell it to do. But he is not a friend. I think he's always looking for ways to make us angry.

Mark is kind and polite. He knows what to do. He always asks my opinion before doing anything. Brave and smart. But sometimes... No, I won't say it anymore.

Cherry Raspberry

Dear Dr. Shields,

Berry is a great pilot. Brave pony. Should be braver.

Dragonfly looks like a fool when doing things, but he is really smart. Should stop playing dumb. She saved my life.

Starlight is magically smart, but otherwise stupid. I work too hard and get hurt all the time.

Spitfire is like a boss. She is not the boss. Just a newbie.

Mark is silly sometimes and not silly sometimes. Very weak, but also very brave. Also saved my life. I don’t know what to think about Mark.

Fireball

Dr. Shields,

I don't know if you originally intended to include me in your request, but now that I'm not involved it would be embarrassing, so I'm writing this letter anyway. The thing itself still feels like a peek into my personal life, but I'm going to assume you have a valid reason.

I notice that your request to us is not to describe the others, but to tell you what we think of the others. Therefore, I will not repeat the content of my previous report here; I will go straight to the topic and express my personal opinions.

Uh...Gan, this matter was more difficult than I thought. When it came time to write, I couldn't write a single word. These ponies may be lacking in typing speed and language skills, but there is really no problem in other aspects.

I'd better start with Dragonfly, after all, I think we have the closest connection. She's our number one asset here, and she doesn't do a very good job of concealing what's essentially a performance. It is a pity that this also conceals the true wisdom she possesses. Tingting's written English skills were not on par with Starlight's, but they were close.

At the same time, Tingting is also very good at her job. She is obviously very familiar with tools and electrical systems. She was the first alien to figure out how our computer operating systems work, and she also spent a lot of her free time reading help menus and the like to improve her understanding. If she hadn't always acted like a silly kid around my tools, I'm not sure I would have been able to let her use them. I guess if Johnson and I were poured into a blender and blended well, and then the mixture was poured into a holey pony mold, what would come out would look like a dragonfly.

By the way, talking about the comparison with the Ares 3 team members, I once compared Cherry Berry to Commander Lewis, but now it seems that this comparison may not be considered rigorous, and Berry seems a bit fragile in comparison. The less urgent things around her become, the less Lewis-like she becomes. At rest she was generally the sweetest and most innocent of all my guests. It's clear that she doesn't enjoy taking on leadership responsibilities, but I try to support her in her work as much as possible; she seems to really need this assistance.

Certain recent events have forced me to re-examine my views on Spitfire. I used to think she was serious and a little conservative; but then I discovered that she would always reveal the Martinez deep inside her inadvertently. She is actually very similar to Martinez at heart, with a naturally evil sense of humor, but she is normally too professional and serious to show this trait. I don't think she likes me very much. She said she wanted to be treated like an adult, but given my tendency to treat most adults poorly, I still didn't feel like that was appropriate.

For the remaining two, it would be difficult to find a comparison partner among the Ares 3 team members. Let’s take fireball as an example. In preparation for the Ares 3 mission, we spent years learning how to live and work together in a confined space. We have gone through layers of selection, and being able to get along harmoniously is one of the key evaluation criteria. You should know this very well. But fireball is the antonym of "living in harmony". He is just like that kind of lone ranger in high school. He wants to be a member of the group, but does not want to integrate into the group. Therefore, he often wanders on the edge, carefully maintaining a safe distance, and his relationship with the group is also unclear. Just like an orbiting aircraft, it's as if it's far away. You once commented on me, saying that my own joy is as invulnerable as an iron wall; if you say so, then the fireball's self-defense is rough indifference. I don't know how much he likes me, but since he is such a muscle monster, I kind of like him.

Last but not least is Starlight Glimmer, our residential-only workaholic. She's almost as cute as Cherry Berry, but sometimes she's really scary to work with; except for the problem she's dealing with, everything else seems to be forgotten. She sometimes had to remind herself to be kind to others - it wasn't in her nature, maybe even more so than Fireball's case.

There is no doubt that Starlight is the most demanding of my time and attention among my guests - the other is Dragonfly, who, after all, feeds off my surplus love. She asked me more questions than anyone else here. At the same time, she was also aggrieved that she was overworked and had to waste a lot of time in bed recovering from her injuries. I have to say that her drive is really amazing, but I still like her more when she is relaxed.

This is all I can think of at the moment, I wonder if it suits you.

mark