“Maybe someday”
Hey uhh when was this comic made?
Because if this was early?
That means it was planned for SO LONG

@redweasel  
Earlier this year I saw a guy begging for cash outside of a con. He was dressed in business casual and wearing shows that looked like they cost a couple of hundred bucks.

@Dustcan  

 
_Soon!

@cheezedoodle  
It’s a den of crime and vice.

“Someday” indeed.

@cheezedoodle
 
why, I was just there the other day, and a mare carelessly uttered the word ‘peeved’ in public!

@redweasel  
We all know Ponyville is just rife with pickpockets.

@cheezedoodle
 
when you’re going to hang out under the bridge in order to pretend to be one with the homeless, do you bring your wallet and cell phone? because you probably shouldn’t…

@redweasel  
“I have only one means of getting back to my normal form with access to all my magic. I’ll just leave it at home where I won’t have easy access to it.”
 
I, too, leave my wallet and cell phone at home where they are safe…

@Background Pony #A1E8
 
except she didn’t need to change back, until the necklace got stolen.

@redweasel  
Probably so she can change back whenever she wanted

if she didn’t need to wear the necklace to stay a pegasus, why didn’t she leave it locked up safely back in canterlot?

‘Rent-a-Lizard’ ~ so that’s where we’ll find Smolder and Ember, right?

@Dustcan  
a band of filly thieves! no court will convict them, brilliant!

@09MurphyM  
or pinkie pie

@09MurphyM  
Hmmm… Interesting…

This seems to imply that Twilight will be Celestia’s successor one day.

Is there 2 thieves or did they miscolor the one in the bottom panel?

@Background Pony #A1E8
 
And then we can have a comic with a disguised Celly, Twily, Rare and Spiky.

@Twi_Clown  
That is possible, Celestia probably doesn’t want to give up her annual trip.
 
Spike is also a possible witness to the theft, regardless of the artifacts importance, it’s against his Dragon Code, to not help.

@Background Pony #AAAA  
That would require Spike, Twilight, or a random Guard believing her. there’s buffers between her and Luna.
 
But Celestia just needs to wait till night time so she can contact Luna in the Dream Realm, Or Luna will sound an alert when Celestia doesn’t come back. So Time is on Celestia’s side when it comes to her identity, but time is against her when it comes to theft.

@Background Pony #A1E8
 
@Background Pony #AAAA
 
Well, she could just ask for help to Twilight or Rarity and explain that a thief stole a very important necklace that belonged to her grandmother or something like that. She doesn’t need to explain that she’s Celestia.
 
Since Twilight is quite a powerful unicorn who probably aknowledges the thief problems in ponyville, she proably would be glad to help.
 
Rarity is another great choice, not only Rarity is an excelent investigator, but stealing is pretty much a middle finger to generosity, so Rarity would definitely help her up with her problem.

@Twi_Clown  
And no pony will believe her (expect many many laughts) when she tells she is Celestia, but then some child or misfit will help her anyway. She will find the thief, who really needed the money, and forgive her. Instead of something silly, like telling her sister.

The Question is can she convince anypony of her true Identity for help?

My prediction, Celestia is now stuck in a pegasus body and now she must ask for help.
 
Poor thief, I wonder how the guards would react if everypony discovers that the thief robbed to no less than Princess Celestia.