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The outstanding quality here is in the subtle details!The art style captures the EqG style perfectly, while adding suble but very effective creative depth to it. The character poses, while almost identical, still manage to subtly reflect the personalities, wtih Dash having a more relaxed gait, conveyed by her free hand. Fluttershy's signature hair curls are left as a background feature fitting her characteristic modestness in contrast to Dash. Yet at the same time they are clearly featured in equal measure to Dash's more extravagant signature rainbow motifs, especially by positioning one curl in the center focus area of the art, managing to be both in the background and in focus at the same time. There's also a nice visual duality of the signature characteristics of both Dash and Flutters being found on the center vertical line.The emotion delivered by this piece of art is instense, the girls being portrayed as very immersed in a relaxed, happy conversation. The personal space is kept very close and the absolute social comfort with one another is converyed very well with the natural ease of their close eye-contact. The handholding is also kept as more subtle instead of pronounced, in a way that manages to only accentuate the closeness of the imagined conversation between the two instead of stealing focus from it. The gesture conveys the affection shared by these two close friends perfectly.Mood created by the scene of a nighttime stroll with a close friend also brings a lot of warm intimacy to the picture. That said, the background feels a bit underdeveloped, bland and one-dimensional. And while the static, balanced placements of the streetlights does bring the characters closer by symmetry, it also detracts from the liveliness of the background even more. Then again, better so than if the background would steal focus. Perhaps an even more symbolic background would work better, to force the viewer's imagination to fill the surroundings. The grain effect feels somewhat off and weird, but it does fit the mood and scene well, so it still works.I like that Flutters isn't portrayed as shy but as happy and open with her friend, which also, knowing her character, only strenghtens the close relationship between the two conveyed by this picture. The clothes of the pair are well chosen and fit the mood and the characters. Especially the tied-up sweater on Dash works well to both add a sign of warmness to the mood of the evening, and provide a visually prominent cute addition to her otherwise fittingly sporty outfit without detracting from her character.But the key of the artwork is the overall inspirational impact that can't be conveyed by analyzing the details. Looking at this picture immediately brings a strong feeling of immersion and story. The scene is alive, tells a story and creates a warm emotion on witnessing the endearing closeness of these two.