"it becomes repepetitive over time, to be honest. stallion meets mare, mare meets second stallion, and the two stallions fight to the death. so droll"
"I wonder. What physical trauma has this one endured? Enough to break any lesser pony a million times over?"
Mat just looks at Maya, giving a bit of a chuckle, "... Yeah, I'm going to stay out of this whole... discussion."
Dusty nodded. "Not uncommon here," Maya said, getting more cake. "Everypony here's a warrior in some way. We've all been through *squee!*, everypony likes to assume they've been through more *squee!* than everypony else. This is Dusty's first time bartemding though, so he's not used to dealing with it."
Mat just gives a light chuckle, "... I've been through my... fair amount, but I'm not going to say I've been through more than anypony else. Truthfully, I've probably not been through that much in general." He shrugs, "... It's all a frame of mind thing."
"True. I'll let Dusty learn he shouldn't get that involved with him." Maya slouched back. "Want some cake?"
Mat grinned, giving a nod, "Yeah, sure, of course. I haven't had cake since... well, the day before I left Ponyville to travel out here."
Mat comes back with a slice, taking a look at Maya, taking a bite of the cake. He swallows it and gives a chuckle, "... You know... I'm a bit relieved."