Ironic Indulgence

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 * Box title=Strife Technique: Guardian Rubric - A Beautiful Pony
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 * caption=It's... A Beautiful Pony!
 * Row 1 title= Description
 * Row 1 info= Offer your dearest daughter what she always wanted... A new little pony. Her name is Maplehoof.
 * Row 2 title= Cruel Irony
 * Row 2 info= 50%

A Beautiful Pony is a Guardian Rubric used in Homestuck by the Guardians during Strife. Rose Lalonde's Mother is the one that uses this technique, and in a gesture of perceived cruel irony, she drunkenly steps to the side and offers her daughter an adorable pony for Rose to cherish. Rose however, is not into ponies, but gives it a begrudging pat regardless. A Beautiful Pony has lasting effects, as Maplehoof sticks around in the house even after Strife ends.