ShieldedDiamond wrote:I'm a bit confused why Fluttershy is shocked to find out her friends heard her sing. I mean, they have plenty of times before, right? I mean, let's just say that every MLP song is technically not canon to the storyline of the episode, so therefore no pony has sung in front of another. There was still that point in Cutie Mark Chronicles where Fluttershy herself suggested singing with her friends. So what reason would she have now to be shocked?

It's still attention that she didn't want, even if it's coming from her friends. For comparison, consider perhaps what Rarity did back at the end of Sisterhooves Social. Yes, she willingly got herself all covered in mud for the sake of her sister, and yes, Applejack knows full well about it, but it's still not something Rarity wants to have brought up about herself. Of course, the difference between those is that one is a hidden talent and the other is an awkward situation, but for people like Fluttershy it doesn't really matter. We generally don't like having that sort of attention dumped on us, even if it's over something good.