[It's kinda hard not to be amused by her manner of speech. He should really send her in Mabel's direction at some point.]

So, what, you're some sort of pony-magician back where you're from? Does everybody else speak in third person there, too?

Maybe you've gotta concentrate on the gem thing to make it work. I haven't had much luck getting any powers to happen myself, but it sounds like whatever you got should be goin' through that.