My Little Pony XI: "Mmph!"

[Trixie]

http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-CNTSFXDyXXE/TgXGDHbOF1I/AAAAAAAABrk/1fBD87ykJj8/Trixie.jpg

Trixie's Great and Powerful Guide v1.9j
Mmph! Edition


Brief Introduction

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is a reboot of the MLP franchise by Powerpuff Girls artist Lauren Faust, currently viewed by (almost) the entire Internet, not only the intended audience. Here is a place where we discuss the joy of friendship.

> My Little Pony? Seriously?

It's a clever show. It has excellent writing, character dynamics, humor, animation, and generally treats kids seriously rather than condescending to them. It has every right to be a 20 minute corporate committee designed infomercial, but it's not.

> Isn't this a show for little girls?

Pixar technically makes shows for little boys, and produce some of the best animation in the world.

> Okay, fine. I'll give it a try. Where do I start?

No Brony could ask for more. I recommend watching the episodes in order. They're all up on Youtube. Unusually, Hasbro seems fine with having the entire series up in public because they've made no move to bring down any of the episodes. Search for "Friendship is Magic Episode 1" and you should find the series pretty easily... Or search for "Sharing is Magic" Google Doc. That is all.

> Okay, I'm going to watch it but this had better live up to the hype!

Whoa, calm down there. The show is light hearted, optimistic fun but it's not for everyone. It's good fun, the community is good fun, and everyone can do with a reminder that friendship is magic but if it doesn't gel for you we'll love and tolerate you anyway. Plus, you might hit the wrong episode. Ask first?

> Iron Hoof/Fan Theories/Shipping/Binding

All in good fun! If it's not your cup of tea, skim it, but this show has triggered a great creative outpouring from the Internet. Pony themed fan-art is abundant and often excellent. See below for some examples.

> Derpy Hooves/Doctor Whoof

Two minor background characters who were adopted as emblems of 4chan. Derpy Hooves is so named due to an animation error in the first episode that had her eyes facing in different directions; 4chan has assigned her the role of Ponyville's mailpony, and her only line so far has been "Muffins". The show's animators are aware of Derpy's popularity and she's shown up a few times recently with her eyes obviously derped. Currently made canon in Feeling Pinkie Keen and in Faust's picture showcased below, Derpy was deemed important enough to appear in storyboards for Season II.

Dr. Whoof is a pony with an hourglass cutie mark; he and his kin save time and space very quietly off camera.


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Ponytar Artists

Alarra
Alterform
Crown of Thorns
Dirtytabs
Irbis
Kairaven
Khosan
...and a lot more, too many to keep track of, now.

If you do/don't want to be here, make a note in the thread.

Note that we're looking for more as the above are a bit swamped with requests currently.

New: Official PonyPic Request Thread (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10616651)!

General Resources

Fan Fiction and News: Equestria Daily (http://www.equestriadaily.com/)
FF... Darkly: Equestria after Dark (http://equestria-after-dark.blogspot.com/)
Discussion Image Forum: Ponychan (http://www.ponychan.net/chan/)
Pony Emotes: FiM Emotes (http://kefkafloyd.imgur.com/J8S59)
Pony Images: Ponibooru (http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/list)
Know Your Meme: Ponies! (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic)
Allspark MLP Discussion Thread (http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=76678&st=0&start=0)

Art Resources


Deviant Art Links:

Lauren Faust (http://fyre-flye.deviantart.com/)

14 Bis (http://14-bis.deviantart.com/)
ButterSS (http://buttersc0tchsundae.deviantart.com/)
Csimadmax (http://csimadmax.deviantart.com/)
DonKoRR (http://don-komandorr.deviantart.com/)
Irving Zero (http://irving-zero.deviantart.com/)
Johnjoseco (http://johnjoseco.deviantart.com/)
Kloudmutt (http://kloudmutt.deviantart.com/)
Palestorm (http://palestorm.deviantart.com/)

Tutorials:

How to Draw Luna (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1YoOgNwPp4)
MLP Art Guides (http://s1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/DJPon-3/)
MLP Colour Guides (http://kefkafloyd.deviantart.com/)

Kloud TV (http://www.livestream.com/kloudmutt)

Concepts:

On the Design of the Mane Cast (http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/i/000/107/092/original/122%20-%20applejack%20chart%20fluttershy%20pinkie_pie%20r ainbow_dash%20rarity%20twilight_sparkle.jpg)

Concept art by L. Faust:

AJ/AJ (http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TZPZtv1PUCI/AAAAAAAABPg/aTDHM_vJ3Ek/Applejack-08.jpg)
Pinkie/Surprise (http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TZPZtjpEWrI/AAAAAAAABPc/vlcKpVmK1FY/Pinkie_08.jpg)
Rarity/Sparkler (http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TZPZuba65VI/AAAAAAAABPo/o7oJ1OI4bcE/Rarity_08.jpg)
Twilight/Twinkle (http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TZPZuS8XZtI/AAAAAAAABPs/9CPSE6Je1Y0/Twilight_08.jpg)
Derpy/Ditzy (http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TZPZtusFdII/AAAAAAAABPk/4VbhxajIt1o/Derpy_11.jpg)

Group Shot (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zPGxLKSxqsI/Tet-724kmrI/AAAAAAAABoc/74J43JjtvVc/mlplegroupruff.jpg)

5 Best Pictures :

TG&P Trixie 1 (http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TYlPoSj31bI/AAAAAAAABKc/yhAESX1bWDU/129879022202-fim_thebestmagic2.png) 2a (http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TYevesc6Z3I/AAAAAAAABJE/wqYR1YU8-xM/129878791125-Magic_for_Friendship.png) 2b (http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TYlPoV0tFSI/AAAAAAAABKg/UIrpK2_XUDk/345%20-%20filly%20flower%20Magic%20noel%20Trixie.jpg) 3 (http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TYevn1UZNyI/AAAAAAAABJI/JQaTPZ7u9kk/1295392718493.png)
Twilight Sparkle 1 (http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TYlQKpEFW1I/AAAAAAAABKo/PJmzRBt_g0o/twilight-%28n1298746506900%29.jpg) 2 (http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TYgEWabUv0I/AAAAAAAABJg/S1emWO9FjbE/1297919269027.png) 3 (http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TYlQAwKvFvI/AAAAAAAABKk/08Q9f1BaGa0/1298478186234.png)
Rainbow Dash 1 (http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TY-tuXX0V5I/AAAAAAAABOE/vPLwNGpCsU8/rainbows_are_awesome_by_adamrbi-d3awtkv.jpg) 2 (http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TY-tugAF4JI/AAAAAAAABOI/RYGrQCZySJo/1298478713223.jpg) 3 (http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TY-tutzFrYI/AAAAAAAABOM/QP22FdlygtA/1299129766866.png) 3.6 (http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TY-vxE-8GgI/AAAAAAAABOY/ktOwjPQ3eiI/130057856759.png)
Fluttershy 1 (http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TZPZiSMaDSI/AAAAAAAABPQ/FNLXj6WE0ss/yofluttershybyarborishd.png) 2 (http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TZPZiUXQlvI/AAAAAAAABPU/SCs7qzer-6E/129860262040.png) 3 (http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TZPZiWhyIWI/AAAAAAAABPY/r6ClIhygmw0/1297113141466.png)

Pony Games

The most recent one. (http://www.yoyogames.com/games/168448-mlp-fim-the-way-home#)
Pacderpy (http://www.derpyhooves.com/games/pacderpy.html)
Two very similar dash based (http://www.derpyhooves.com/games/dashattack.html) cloud gathering sidescrollers (http://www.derpyhooves.com/games/rainbowdashmini.html)
Pony generator I (http://www.derpyhooves.com/games/custompony.html)
Pony generator II (http://derpyhooves.com/games.php?id=3)
Pony generator III (http://generalzoi.deviantart.com/art/MLP-FiM-Pony-Creator-Beta-210228500)

New: Pinkie licks cupcakes. (http://yeaka.deviantart.com/art/MLP-FiM-Flash-Game-202202384?q=boost%3Apopular%20max_age%3A8h%20frien dship%20is%20magic&qo=22) And a playthrough for it, too. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUy1UtuNet0)
Collect Cupcakes, Lick Ponies! 2.0 (http://yeaka.deviantart.com/art/MLP-FiM-Flash-Game-TWO-202342576)

Nice Fanwork


AMVs:[BR]Always (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhgzpnTYCXQ)[BR]Communism is Magic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJHZ4E9tRHM)[BR]Freeze Ray (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMXhEXQSXSw)[BR]I can go the distance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYonN9in668)[BR]PonyCraft 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJbAT1wzS8U)[BR]Still Alive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za9f1c93FHY)[BR][BR][B]Equestria Girls EE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTPqjKk_xCo)[BR][BR][B]Comics:[BR]The Damn Best Comic (http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/359/5/9/pinkiedeadpool_by_csimadmax-d35ms08.jpg). Ever.[BR]And The Prequel (http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/107/1/f/pinkiedeadpool_origins_by_csimadmax-d3e936w.png).[BR]And part two (http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/147/8/b/battle_for_equestria_02_by_csimadmax-d3hdr5c.png).[BR]And three (http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/154/2/1/battle_for_equestria_03_by_csimadmax-d3hz63e.png).[BR]And four (http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/160/a/f/battle_for_equestria_04_by_csimadmax-d3iighp.png).[BR]And five (http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/168/4/0/battle_for_equestria_05_by_csimadmax-d3j5nlu.png).[BR][BR]Metaponies (http://gavalanche.deviantart.com/gallery/29877487).[BR][BR][BR][B]ED Fics:[BR]Twilight Sky Over Canterlot (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-twilight-sky-over-canterlot.html)[BR]Sidelines / Midnight's Tale (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/conversion-bureau-compilation.html)[BR]World Without Rainbows (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/05/story-world-without-rainbows.html)[BR]Luxury Lotus Spa Follies (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-luxury-lotus-spa-follies.html)[BR]How Lyra Met Bon-Bon (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/02/story-how-lyra-met-bon-bon.html)[BR]Letters from Bubbly (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/01/story-letters-from-bubbly-1-10.html)[BR]Swayback Mountain (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/01/story-swayback-mountain.html)[BR]And Life Goes On (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/01/story-your-greatest-fan.html)[BR]The Three Notes (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/03/story-three-notes.html)[BR]TGaP Trixie (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-great-and-powerful-trixie.html)[BR]Antipodes (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/03/story-antipodes.html)[BR]Progress (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/05/story-progress-luna-versus-microwave.html)[BR]Bubbles (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/03/story-bubbles.html)[BR][BR]Pony Drinking Game (http://buttersc0tchsundae.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3cng5n)|
[BR][B]GitP Fics:[BR]Darth BC:[BR][BR]...And Apple Accessories (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/03/storyand-apple-accessories.html)[BR]Beyond Forever (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/05/story-beyond-forever.html)[BR]Fair Feather Friend (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/03/story-fair-feather-friend.html)[BR]Forever (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-forever.html)[BR][BR]EsperDerek:[BR][BR]Letters, Letters, Letters (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-letters-letters-letters.html)[BR]Out in the Cold (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/03/story-out-in-cold.html)[BR][BR]Grif:[BR][BR]Pony Effect (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/05/story-pony-effect_23.html)[BR][BR]Lix Lorn:[BR][BR]PhantomFox:[BR][BR]Pride Goes Before a Folly (http://phantomfox7.deviantart.com/art/Pride-Goes-Before-A-Folly-211724143)[BR]Sunny Skies All Day Long (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-sunny-skies-all-day-long.html)[BR][BR]PhoeKun:[BR][BR]Catching Rainbows (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-catching-rainbows_17.html)[BR]Chasing Rainbows (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/03/story-chasing-rainbows.html)[BR]Fluttering Heart (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/02/story-fluttering-heart.html)[BR]Shades of Midnight (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-shades-of-midnight.html)[BR]Space Oddpony (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/03/story-space-oddpony.html)[BR][BR]Raz Fox:[BR][BR]All Hallows Night (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-all-hallows-night.html)[BR]Bright New Days (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-bright-new-days.html)[BR]Misted Stage (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/06/story-misted-stage.html)[BR][BR]Thanqol:[BR][BR]Grounded (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/03/story-grounded.html)[BR]Study in Rainbows (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-study-in-rainbows.html)[BR]Through A Glass, Derply (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/03/story-through-glass-derply.html)

Art Challenges

MyLP Challenge:

Do you want to try your hand at something fun? Feeling need to draw fanart? How about trying MyLP Challenge?

What it is? Just click on the linked template (http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/363/3/a/my_little_pony_fim_meme_by_don_komandorr-d35y2mv.jpg).

How does that work? Don't be scared, just complete the template to the best of your ability. Have one (http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TbFTvCFELvI/AAAAAAAABas/3RaVVEnJms0/my_little_pony_meme_by_gothzilla_alena-d38os5c.jpg) two (http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TbFTvRf19mI/AAAAAAAABaw/glvBh-QkZ-c/mlp_friendship_is_magic_meme_by_peppersupreme-d37wpkl.png) three (http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TbFTvA47e6I/AAAAAAAABa0/h3zzuNlxp80/mlp___fim_meme_by_kitty_kitty_koneko-d35zovy.png) four (http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_THRVNyZ8xf0/TbFTwJJdSkI/AAAAAAAABa4/oFOMSgU0MHk/my_little_pony_memes_are_magic_by_scruffytoto-d37x352.jpg) examples made by other ponies :smalltongue:

Starting thread and more examples can be found here (http://don-komandorr.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d35y2mv).



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[I]Phoe In Ropes is now a thing. Wanna draw something? Tie me up. Have a story to write? Work it in as an easter egg. Want it to be the main focus? Wonderful! I want to see enough material by Thread XI for white pegasus ponies bound in ropes or shackles or what have you to make it the official theme of the thread. Got it? Good!


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[B]ATTENTION EVERYPONY!!!

Great & Powerful Trixie made a bet. A bet I'll procure 12 pictures of Trixie - like the one in my sig, of similar quality - before next weekend. Trixie cosplaying, doing weird stuff, finding herself in unusual situations. So! I need ideas! Sketches of Unicorn ponies (I'm willing to vectorize them for free if they're good enough)! Moments from the show showing ponies with unusual poses and/or designs I could use to inspire myself! Finally, if someone would also like to draw something, I'd be glad to repay in some manner :P

Any takers? :smalltongue:

Important GitP Links

Thread I - Because Friendship Is Magic
Thread II - Now About 20% Cooler
Thread III - The Great & Powerful Thread
Thread IV - Friendship is Sufficiently Advanced Technology
Thread V - Art of the Thread
Thread VI - MUFFINS!
Thread VII - The Grand Galloping Thread
Thread VIII - Friendship is Music
Thread IX - The Best Thread Ever
Thread X - We Trot 'til We Drop
Thread XI - "Mmph!"

Operation: Indiscriminate Friendship (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190593)
My Little Pony: FiM RP Recruitment (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10617229)
Pony Week Discussion Thread (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=192901)
Pony Crime Pulp Fic/Game Thread (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=204618)

[Moonshadow]

Okay, so I've only got Episodes 23/24 left to watch, and I love the series so far.

But Philomena is master class troll. Just like Celestia.

Also, I want to see some sort of MLP/Power Rangers Crossover where Zordon is Celestia and Rita Repulsa is Nightmare Moon.

[Grif]

To mark this special occasion,

Have my finally finished crazyLyra fic. I consider myself officially insane now.

Lyrical Musings (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FWRWaBwPm22Yww6cSGBySLU_gCIV3-ELnK_FY2aLVxo/edit?authkey=CMit-6EI&hl=en_US)

Comments, feedback welcome.

Also, if anyone objects to their presence in the fic, please inform me and I'll remove the reference post-haste.


Happy 11th Thread, Pony Thread.

[darthbobcat]

... I choose to believe MMPH is an acronym for

Manly Men Prefer (miniature) Horses.

Rassn frassn bondage.

I'll read the Lyrafic, but I know I won't get it done in time for the site rebuild.

[Trixie]

BTW, OP image is placeholder until someone gives something better.

And I really liked what was supposed to be used instead, but oh, well, it's not like it will expire :P

[darthbobcat]

The fic looks pretty good, aside from lots of past/present tense shifts.

[Trixie]

Celestia's way too old for her.

Hm, who WOULD I ship Twilight with?

... I am fundamentally unable to imagine Twilight in a ship. I don't think she's even discovered boys/girls yet outside of a technical understanding of reproduction.

...You know, I genuinely have no idea how you can be so prolific MLP poster (including image dumps) and not stumble into any of the five colossal Twilight ships yet :smalltongue:


That episode is great in general, but I love the horror moment of finding Stone Twilight. Just the solid THUMP of stone Twilight hitting the ground is legitimately cool.

It was also the only time when a pony was drawn with 3D mane... and, to be honest, it looked 20% cooler than usual :smalltongue:


The fact that such an obscure (by non-D&D nerd standards) fantasy monster was even used should be enough evidence that this show is nothing like what the neigh-sayers think.

Eh, Manticore is much more obscure, I think :smalltongue:

[SiuiS]

A new thread! I can break my silence, wi'ou' worrying about dooming a thread.


... I have never heard a non-sexual, storge/philia/agape definition of shipping before. Huh.

It was brought up a long time ago, by either Soft Serve or tONBERRIAN. I think Soft Serve.

Also, thanks DBC. I almost lost an argument because of you ;P
I never thought you could be used against me, pony thread. But it's ok, I forgive you. Cupcake?


Tell that to Lix Lorn and Grif. :smallsigh:

To clarify to the rest of the playground. They are shipping a Paladin with a genocidal maniac. A genocidal maniac that the Paladin was a micro-meter from Decapitating. Not only this, there's still a very good chance that said Paladin will end up killing said genocidal maniac.

I've been in one of those relationships. They tend not to last. C'est la vie.
Poor paladin/maniac. Their love is doomed from the start.


You sank their *sunglasses* battleship.

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/arf.png

Rock one, friend. Rock. On.

Also, thanks for the new thread, Trixie. I was worried for. Spell, there.

[RdMarquis]

New thread, yay! Also, for the sake of quoting the show, I should inform you that we wrapped up the last one in 10 days flat (well, almost).

[Grif]

The fic looks pretty good, aside from lots of past/present tense shifts.

Gah. I knew speed writing the whole thing in 2 days was a bad idea. :smallmad:

Doing an editing run now to correct tense shifts.

[SiuiS]

Gah. I knew speed writing the whole thing in 2 days was a bad idea. :smallmad:

Doing an editing run now to correct tense shifts.

Consider leaving in the poor tense shifting - only during the psychotic episode. Yes, I know it's not proper, but really, where would we be if we were Proper all the time.

We'd have a happier DBC, and still be on thread 7.
And I was never one for slavish devotion to the norms. So break from them, comrade! Be thou free!

[Trixie]

New thread, yay! Also, for the sake of quoting the show, I should inform you that we wrapped up the last one in 10 days flat (well, almost).

Hmmm, I wonder, can you make list how long each one lasted, then, along with number of posts/views they gathered? :smallwink:

It would be curious info to have, certainly.

[kpenguin]

Also, I want to see some sort of MLP/Power Rangers Crossover where Zordon is Celestia and Rita Repulsa is Nightmare Moon.

This is relevant. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH3epwRTN2M)

[Welf]

Celestia's way too old for her.

Hm, who WOULD I ship Twilight with?

... I am fundamentally unable to imagine Twilight in a ship. I don't think she's even discovered boys/girls yet outside of a technical understanding of reproduction.

That's why my theory is that if Twilight ever falls in love, she falls in love hard. I always had the idea of an story where Twilight falls in love and goes to the extreme by abandoning her academical career.


BTW, OP image is placeholder until someone gives something better.

And I really liked what was supposed to be used instead, but oh, well, it's not like it will expire :P

What#s wrong with the OP? I like it. It got Derpy. And Dinky. And Muffinz.

[Etcetera]

Hmmm, I wonder, can you make list how long each one lasted, then, along with number of posts/views they gathered? :smallwink:

It would be curious info to have, certainly.

Well, number of posts is going to be fairly consistent from thread to thread, thanks to the 50 page limit.

EDIT: Duration of threads. Rush job, so there's probably a mistake or two somewhere.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii139/elephantperson/ponygraph.png

[Thanqol]

Gah. I knew speed writing the whole thing in 2 days was a bad idea. :smallmad:

Doing an editing run now to correct tense shifts.

My thoughts are dropped into the google docs window, I think there's a lot you can do with this fic :)

SECONDARILY,

At work, a Chinese co-worker with very poor English whom I know only tangentally started talking to me,
"Hey, you ever seen that movie...?"
"What movie?"
"The one where that guy gets a thing and puts it on his face and goes crazy?"
"The Mask (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D8Rzhm3UOM) by Jim Carrey?"
"Yeah! Exactly! You remind me of that guy!"
"... Er. Thanks" :smalleek:

[SiuiS]

My thoughts are dropped into the google docs window, I think there's a lot you can do with this fic :)

SECONDARILY,

At work, a Chinese co-worker with very poor English whom I know only tangentally started talking to me,
"Hey, you ever seen that movie...?"
"What movie?"
"The one where that guy gets a thing and puts it on his face and goes crazy?"
"The Mask (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D8Rzhm3UOM) by Jim Carrey?"
"Yeah! Exactly! You remind me of that guy!"
"... Er. Thanks" :smalleek:

that is hilarious for reasons that are ironic but probably not in the way you expect.
Since the Mask was an uninhibiter, he was even MORE himself while wearing it, as it allow him to remove the masks placed on him by society.

Yor coworker complimented you on being utterly yourself... In the most backwards way possible. Creepy, I know, but take a look from a fresh perspective, mate. You may find it as heartwarming as I do.


That's why my theory is that if Twilight ever falls in love, she falls in love hard. I always had the idea of an story where Twilight falls in love and goes to the extreme by abandoning her academical career.

What#s wrong with the OP? I like it. It got Derpy. And Dinky. And Muffinz.

Psh. As if Derpy would ever steal from the royal bakery. That's what's wrong with it; it's a frame-job! there is also a noticeable dearth of ropes but I can overlook that.

[Grif]

My thoughts are dropped into the google docs window, I think there's a lot you can do with this fic :)


My thanks. I'm reading through them now as I am typing this.

Random replies as I think of it:-
- I think I will at least add one more scene for the build-up. That bit about her doing something which is normal for her, but crazy when looked at from the outside was genius.
- Making them doubt their own reality eh? The very idea is a good one, but I am not sure I can do it justice. Let me do a test scene later.

[tonberrian]

To mark this special occasion,

Have my finally finished crazyLyra fic. I consider myself officially insane now.

Lyrical Musings (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FWRWaBwPm22Yww6cSGBySLU_gCIV3-ELnK_FY2aLVxo/edit?authkey=CMit-6EI&hl=en_US)

Comments, feedback welcome.

Also, if anyone objects to their presence in the fic, please inform me and I'll remove the reference post-haste.


Happy 11th Thread, Pony Thread.

There's also at least one instance of Darth Droid as opposed to Druid Droid.

[Grif]

There's also at least one instance of Darth Droid as opposed to Druid Droid.

Noted. And hm, now that you reminded me, I need to find a scene to insert Berry Ann. :smallamused:

(Also remind self not to read Darth & Droids in between writing.)

[Welf]

Psh. As if Derpy would ever steal from the royal bakery. That's what's wrong with it; it's a frame-job! there is also a noticeable dearth of ropes but I can overlook that.

She got the motive, and as federal executive in charge of transportation she got the opportunity. Derpy is the criminal mastermind of Equestria. Only "8 hours bubble bath" Spike comes close.

And for lack of rope:

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/157/0/1/atg_11__luna_pulling_by_smockhobbes-d3i7u17.jpg (http://smockhobbes.deviantart.com/art/ATG-11-Luna-pulling-211997131)

And image dump. The final of the Cutie Mark Crusaders series, the Sweetie Bell edition.

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/152/0/6/sweetie_belle_by_cassie_chan55-d3htylf.png (http://cassie-chan55.deviantart.com/art/Sweetie-Belle-211349859)
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/154/8/4/sw33t_b34ts_by_okiedokielowkey-d3hza7o.png (http://okiedokielowkey.deviantart.com/art/Sw33t-B34ts-211598196)
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/167/4/2/shut_up_shut_up_shut_up_by_thedarklordkeisha-d3j3n5a.jpg (http://thedarklordkeisha.deviantart.com/art/SHUT-UP-SHUT-UP-SHUT-UP-213481198)
http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2011/153/5/0/filly_rarity___ed_atg_day6_by_erthilo-d3hunfv.png (http://erthilo.deviantart.com/art/Filly-Rarity-ED-ATG-Day6-211382059)
http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2011/120/2/8/rarity_loves_her_sister__by_gavalanche-d3fa4sl.png (http://gavalanche.deviantart.com/art/Rarity-Loves-Her-Sister-207065541)
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lk4dxrGhkH1qgfi8fo1_500.jpg
http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/149/d/f/art_class_by_ambrosebuttercrust-d3hiiy8.png (http://ambrosebuttercrust.deviantart.com/art/Art-Class-210816368)
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/168/8/d/crusading_to_infinite_by_gonzahermeg-d3j6rwo.jpg (http://gonzahermeg.deviantart.com/art/Crusading-to-the-infinite-213627336)
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/136/b/2/first_steps_by_theartrix-d3gdu4h.jpg (http://theartrix.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3gdu4h)
http://ponibooru.413chan.net/_images/26918e9f956079613ce4c683f3d5966e/23975%20-%20artist%3AThe_Weaver%20Magic%20rarity%20Sweetie_ Belle%20twilight_sparkle.gif
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/167/5/a/smooth_criminal_by_tranquilmind-d3j36ed.png (http://tranquilmind.deviantart.com/art/Smooth-Criminal-213459493)

[Aotrs Commander]

Also, I want to see some sort of MLP/Power Rangers Crossover where Zordon is Celestia and Rita Repulsa is Nightmare Moon.

There's several actually (as you will see from the sidebars in the link kpenguin provided). I thought I'd found a really good about a month ago, but damned if I can find it again.



Incidently, on a totally unrelated, I love that most of the fanfics I've read recently that involve Ditzy Doo now use "Derpy Hooves" as a largely derogative nickname she gets called by other mean ponies. Granted, Ditzy Doo is a much better name than Derpy Hooves any day of the week, but it's hilarious to see the fandom not simply dropping the old moniker for the new one, but actually taking itself to task over a name it created and propagated. I love this fandom!

[Gamerlord]

Celestia's way too old for her.

Hm, who WOULD I ship Twilight with?

... I am fundamentally unable to imagine Twilight in a ship. I don't think she's even discovered boys/girls yet outside of a technical understanding of reproduction.
Same here.


There's plenty of interesting answers, but the only one that really works for me is Twilight x Trixie. Partially because Twixie is the cutest ship name ever, and partially because I really really want Midnight to exist. Lyra can stalk the both of them in the background en route to sorting out her own problems.
As cute as the name is, given her behavior in Boast Busters, I cannot see the ship happening. I mean, with the fanon Trixie, sure, but canon?

[MCerberus]

Big Repost!


Many moods of Ponythread:
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/0003moodsofpony.png


More Emotes

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/arf.png: Arf
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/really.png: Annoyed
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/insane.png: crazy
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/angry.png: Angry
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/scared.png: Scared
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/urk.png: Urk
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/mischief.png: Mischievous
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/confusedemote.png: Shocked
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/confounded.png: Confounded
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/applesurprise.png: Really have no idea what's going on here
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/clown.png: Silly
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/naughtyemote.png: naughty
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/whatponyl.png: pinkie

Random things I made while bored I should be ashamed of:
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/clownswilleatme.png
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/mustachemore.png
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/murderpony.gif
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/homocideflutterr.png
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/pinkeatsoul-1.gif

[Raz_Fox]

So, I got up this morning, reasoning that the next thread would be ready. Filled with anticipation at what cool theme Trixie had for us, I opened up my browser window, navigated to the Media Discussions forum, and then had to set down my electronic device so I could laugh my head off.

You did it. You actually did it. I can't believe you actually did it. Now I'm going to have to get to chapter 5 of Heroics in ten days, just for the bondageriffic parts! Aaaargh, I can't write at that kind of speed! But I must. I must! I muuuuust![/rarity]

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/naughtyemote.png

[Kris Strife]

Is episode 16 the first time we see the Sonic Rainboom in airing order?

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

Very great opening picture, Trixie!!

[Irbis]

Is episode 16 the first time we see the Sonic Rainboom in airing order?

...technically, it's in Episode 1 as well.

Or maybe that was Episode 3?

Whatever, it was during one of RD's periods of boasting.

[Mindfreak]

Here are some great stuff to use for different situations. I am posting this because I do not have my imagedump ready yet.


I am Disgusted:
http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/www.ign.com/5287/2011/02/shocked-600x415.jpg

Derp:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/attachments/off-topic-478/98649-my-little-pony-friendship-magic-bleaghapplejack.jpg

So much pony:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/098/281/Apple_so_much_pony-(n1294863479509)-(n1297297665470).gif?1297303920

Drama:
http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/548/5ca899f0b47549afa1d13ee.jpg

Shut up and take my money!:
http://www.ponychan.net/chan/g/src/130800131458.jpg

You will be assimilated into the Herd:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j244/mphage/THEHERD.png

You Like Ponies:
http://cdn3.knowyourmeme.com/i/000/100/797/original/1298181120579.jpg?1298187491

Not enough pony:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc240/DarkKittenProductions/needsmorepony.jpg

Welcome to the Herd:
http://www.thegond.com/rp/mlp/welcome%20to%20the%20herd.png

You're Mad:
http://emotibot.net/pix/tn/1381.jpg

You're about to get Ponied:
http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/i/000/099/675/original/1297628622502.jpg?1297628675

Friendship Beam:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/128/211/my_little_pony_friendship_magic-picture40309t-orbital_friendship_beam.jpg?1306678488

This is going to be a good thread:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14/puffster/1297540431350.jpg

Bad post:
http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/i/000/114/763/original/rairtysad.png?1303034894

Good Job:
http://www.equestriaforums.com/gallery/122_27_03_11_11_05_07.jpeg

[Kris Strife]

Pony NCIS: Great idea or Greatest Idea? :smallbiggrin:

[Lix Lorn]

It's not a meta-fanfic without cameos darnit. :smallbiggrin: (I already added... 5 posters.)
Oooh, am I one of them?


Okay.

HEY GRIF AND LIX LORN. I DON'T BUY INTO SHIPPING OF ENEMIES.
I do.


I endorse that shipping primarily because the rule of funny states that shipping a paladin with a genocidal maniac will always result in lulz.

It says right here. Pg 328, Section B.
And that's why. :smalltongue:

[HalfTangible]

HEY GRIF AND LIX LORN. I DON'T BUY INTO SHIPPING OF ENEMIES.

How ELSE are they gonna have a romance? :smalltongue:

[Brazen Shield]

What about a Moulan Rouge Pony fic? Anypony interested is seeing that one?Or maybe one exists already?

[Talya]

So, i've been utterly bewildered what makes this show so popular here. So, having a 6 year old daughter, I decided, "What the hell?" and downloaded the first 24 episodes.

Well, 10 episodes later, I can safely say I'm still utterly bewildered by the fan following among adults. I could have understood if it were, say, Backyardigans (which is a truly brilliant show for young kids, though I wouldn't create a fan club for it), but...I don't get this.

However, my daughter loves it, which makes the bandwidth usage entirely worthwhile. Thank you for giving me something with which to entertain her. :smallsmile:

[TheAmishPirate]

So, i've been utterly bewildered what makes this show so popular here. So, having a 6 year old daughter, I decided, "What the hell?" and downloaded the first 24 episodes.

Well, 10 episodes later, I can safely say I'm still utterly bewildered by the fan following among adults. I could have understood if it were, say, Backyardigans (which is a truly brilliant show for young kids, though I wouldn't create a fan club for it), but...I don't get this.

However, my daughter loves it, which makes the bandwidth usage entirely worthwhile. Thank you for giving me something with which to entertain her. :smallsmile:

You're welcome! And it's alright if you don't get it, the show isn't for everypony. Though, I'll be interested to see if your opinion changes after the rest of the series. I personally didn't "get it" until after I saw all the episodes, and then it took me another while to really get into it. The ponies are addicting like that.

[Volenti]

So, i've been utterly bewildered what makes this show so popular here. So, having a 6 year old daughter, I decided, "What the hell?" and downloaded the first 24 episodes.

Well, 10 episodes later, I can safely say I'm still utterly bewildered by the fan following among adults. I could have understood if it were, say, Backyardigans (which is a truly brilliant show for young kids, though I wouldn't create a fan club for it), but...I don't get this.

However, my daughter loves it, which makes the bandwidth usage entirely worthwhile. Thank you for giving me something with which to entertain her. :smallsmile:

Personally I love the fandom (and fanfics/pics ect) that's sprung up around the show and the feedback loop between the fandom and the show seems to make both better then they would be alone.

I didn't really get into the show untill I'd read a 100+ page forum topic about it, and as corny as it sounds, you could almost taste the friendship and enthusiasm in that thread. That's what prompted me to go and give the show another look (even if the opening title still makes me cringe a little...)

This is the best fandom :smallsmile:

[MCerberus]

So, i've been utterly bewildered what makes this show so popular here. So, having a 6 year old daughter, I decided, "What the hell?" and downloaded the first 24 episodes.

Well, 10 episodes later, I can safely say I'm still utterly bewildered by the fan following among adults. I could have understood if it were, say, Backyardigans (which is a truly brilliant show for young kids, though I wouldn't create a fan club for it), but...I don't get this.

However, my daughter loves it, which makes the bandwidth usage entirely worthwhile. Thank you for giving me something with which to entertain her. :smallsmile:

The animation itself is pretty nice, maybe some of the best of the Flash era of cartoons.

Old school slapstick. At one point it goes full anvil.

The characters as written have more depth in them than many movie characters, and they aren't always GRIMDARK. It goes so far as to have the main characters not 100% likable.

Full license to take things out of context.


You're going to get a lot of subjective stuff, but mostly I like it because the show is trying to climb out of the pit Hanna-Barbara dug for cartoons.

[Aotrs Commander]

You're going to get a lot of subjective stuff, but mostly I like it because the show is trying to climb out of the pit Hanna-Barbara dug for cartoons.

That made me think (always a bad sign). Pony DickDastardly1 would make a hilarious cameo villain for MLP:FiM. I can totally see a Stop-the-Pidgeon scenario - with Ditzy taking the pidgeon's role, naturally... Why has this not been thought of before!?

(In fact, somebody with some art skills should totally draw Dastardly as a pony (unicorn?) and Muttley as his dragon sidekick right now!)

Or griffons. Maybe Vulture squadron should be griffons.

Eeeeh, ponies are just cooler, though. (By about...20%!2)

Yeah, Dock3 Dastardly and Sootley. Yeah. I can see it now. Muhahahaha!



1As one word his name doesn't actually get filtered...

2Do you see what I did there?

3See pony body part no.8 (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/06/pony-body-part-chart.html) Damn, that is almost too easy to spoof!

[tonberrian]

So Bronies were one of the answers on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me (http://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/).

[Gamerlord]

So Bronies were one of the answers on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me (http://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/).

We are spreading. :smallbiggrin:

[Grif]

Oooh, am I one of them?


Yes, you are. :smalltongue:

To all those who left comments in the googledocs chat, I'm very grateful for them. To answer one of the questions posed there:-

Also, was the entire story a dream, or was it only after she passes out?
-It was supposed to something for the readers to guess. But if you want the real answer:
Yes, it was all a dream.

[the_druid_droid]

... I choose to believe MMPH is an acronym for

Manly Men Prefer (miniature) Horses.


Only the manliest, in fact.


This is relevant. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH3epwRTN2M)

I haven't heard that theme song in sooooo long...I used to watch that show every day as a kid. Pony Rangers are 20% cooler though.

Unrelated: Random image dump, Kloudmutt finally drew something board appropriate edition.

http://ponibooru.413chan.net/_images/d183c6914ef47de534daca783ab61897/25376%20-%20Chickaloo%20scootachicken%20scootaloo.png http://ponibooru.413chan.net/_images/fdf7b6fa51200ed9f8bbb009bf6ab627/25290%20-%20adorkable%20beach%20ocean%20swimming%20twilight _sparkle.jpg http://ponibooru.413chan.net/_images/61669a9a8e57c91653e2d11c87eeda47/25289%20-%20pie%20poster%20Soarin%27%20vote_now.png http://ponibooru.413chan.net/_images/3edece26f8e702dab87346fc6e7696b0/25247%20-%20artist%3Akukimao%20comic%20derpy_hooves%20dinky _hooves.png
http://ponibooru.413chan.net/_images/64f1704c0b3fbef99e6d53b9a4122995/25451%20-%20exploitable%20twilight_sparkle.png
http://ponibooru.413chan.net/_images/6227690ff0acc38186d57da4d2e57c79/25475%20-%20.jpg
http://ponibooru.413chan.net/_images/f7676e1739b63c49630f0db5b076c167/25502%20-%20artist%3Akloudmutt%20tagme.png

[darthbobcat]

...You know, I genuinely have no idea how you can be so prolific MLP poster (including image dumps) and not stumble into any of the five colossal Twilight ships yet :smalltongue:




And there's the difference between reading something in a fic, seeing a fanart, and really buying into it.


There's several actually (as you will see from the sidebars in the link kpenguin provided). I thought I'd found a really good about a month ago, but damned if I can find it again.



Incidently, on a totally unrelated, I love that most of the fanfics I've read recently that involve Ditzy Doo now use "Derpy Hooves" as a largely derogative nickname she gets called by other mean ponies. Granted, Ditzy Doo is a much better name than Derpy Hooves any day of the week, but it's hilarious to see the fandom not simply dropping the old moniker for the new one, but actually taking itself to task over a name it created and propagated. I love this fandom!

Personally, I like to call her Derpy. Because, see, Ditzy isn't exactly a complimentary name either, and Derpy is the name the fandom gave her. So she's Derpy Hooves FOREVER.

Also I hope you guys are happy with your bondage thread. Maybe you'll finally get sick of it.

[Kyouhen]

*Rushes into the thread, out of breath*
Whew! Finally... caught up... again. Remind me... to stop doing things... that take all day.


The best single moment I think would show that this show isn't what the neigh-sayers think it is would be:

Fluttershy scaring down the baby cockatrice to get it to leave the Cutie Mark Crusaders alone, turn Twilight Sparkle and her chicken back from stone, and to not pull his misbehaviour again while the same baby cockatrice is staring her into stone.

Wow, not entirely sure how I forgot that one. *Adds to his phone*


The fact that such an obscure (by non-D&D nerd standards) fantasy monster was even used should be enough evidence that this show is nothing like what the neigh-sayers think.

I think manticores are pretty obscure too. So yeah, that's two little-known (outside of nerdom) monsters that they threw in. Which is awesome.


Actually, the winning move is to upend the board by 'accident'.

BLITZKRIEG!


Dude, I won a game of risk holding only Australia.
OMG! Risk: Equestria edition. 0.0

This needs to exist last month.
...
Note to self: Learn to make maps on ConquerClub (Risk-style online game thing) and do this.


Consider leaving in the poor tense shifting - only during the psychotic episode. Yes, I know it's not proper, but really, where would we be if we were Proper all the time.

We'd have a happier DBC, and still be on thread 7.
And I was never one for slavish devotion to the norms. So break from them, comrade! Be thou free!

So what you're saying is for the last while the norm has been to not be proper, and as such he should be proper? :smalltongue:


Well, number of posts is going to be fairly consistent from thread to thread, thanks to the 50 page limit.

EDIT: Duration of threads. Rush job, so there's probably a mistake or two somewhere.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii139/elephantperson/ponygraph.png

Hehe, that graph fills me with various amounts of glee. Takes forever to fill the first thread, then we start chewing through threads on a regular basis. :smalltongue:


My thoughts are dropped into the google docs window, I think there's a lot you can do with this fic :)

SECONDARILY,

At work, a Chinese co-worker with very poor English whom I know only tangentally started talking to me,
"Hey, you ever seen that movie...?"
"What movie?"
"The one where that guy gets a thing and puts it on his face and goes crazy?"
"The Mask (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D8Rzhm3UOM) by Jim Carrey?"
"Yeah! Exactly! You remind me of that guy!"
"... Er. Thanks" :smalleek:

Wow that's awesome. And kinda creepy. Mostly awesome.


That made me think (always a bad sign). Pony DickDastardly1 would make a hilarious cameo villain for MLP:FiM. I can totally see a Stop-the-Pidgeon scenario - with Ditzy taking the pidgeon's role, naturally... Why has this not been thought of before!?

(In fact, somebody with some art skills should totally draw Dastardly as a pony (unicorn?) and Muttley as his dragon sidekick right now!)

Or griffons. Maybe Vulture squadron should be griffons.

Eeeeh, ponies are just cooler, though. (By about...20%!2)

Yeah, Dock3 Dastardly and Sootley. Yeah. I can see it now. Muhahahaha!



1As one word his name doesn't actually get filtered...

2Do you see what I did there?

3See pony body part no.8 (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/06/pony-body-part-chart.html) Damn, that is almost too easy to spoof!

*Sigh*
*Adds to list of things that he needs to draw*

[MCerberus]

So Bronies were one of the answers on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me (http://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/).

It fills me with depressing oldness that I enjoy that show... and have since Mo Rocca was on it when I was in high school.

[tonberrian]

It fills me with depressing oldness that I enjoy that show... and have since Mo Rocca was on it when I was in high school.

You're only as old as you feel. This is why Pinkie looks so young despite being an eternal eldritch abomination.

[Lix Lorn]

Yes, you are. :smalltongue:
That story... was quite disturbing. DXD

[MCerberus]

You're only as old as you feel. This is why Pinkie looks so young despite being an eternal eldritch abomination.

Incredible age perception whiplash: going from BBC news at night coming home from night classes to PONIES OMGOSH.

[Grif]

That story... was quite disturbing. DXD

Then I have done my job. :smallamused:



Also I hope you guys are happy with your bondage thread. Maybe you'll finally get sick of it.

I feel quite guilty now. :smallfrown:

[darthbobcat]

I overstated it.

Still slightly annoyed.

[Welf]

by the way, I found Trixie hidden in another episode, Bridlle Gossip. around minute 20:00.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ukE6zq2Co_k/TfzeyMJqvdI/AAAAAAAAAhA/dhz6WK-zVE4/TGAPTisbackBriddleGossip.png

The prove: the reflections in her eyes. Normal ponies and the mane six have two reflections; Trixie only has one. Thus the normal pony above seems to have an oval reflection since they are actually two, and Trixie has a round reflection.

[ScionoftheVoid]

No bondage has actually been posted yet, DBC. :smallconfused: Get on it everypony, or the Mmph! Edition will have less bondage than the other threads!

[Kyouhen]

by the way, I found Trixie hidden in another episode, Bridlle Gossip. around minute 20:00.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ukE6zq2Co_k/TfzeyMJqvdI/AAAAAAAAAhA/dhz6WK-zVE4/TGAPTisbackBriddleGossip.png

The prove: the reflections in her eyes. Normal ponies and the mane six have two reflections; Trixie only has one. Thus the normal pony above seems to have an oval reflection since they are actually two, and Trixie has a round reflection.

That and, y'know, that's pretty clearly Trixie's hairstyle and colour scheme. :smalltongue:

Awesome find though. I wonder if she's lurking anywhere else...

[Lix Lorn]

No bondage has actually been posted yet, DBC. :smallconfused:
(puts apple in your mouth and hangs you from the ceiling)

[darthbobcat]

No bondage has actually been posted yet, DBC. :smallconfused: Get on it everypony, or the Mmph! Edition will have less bondage than the other threads!

But the name! The naaaaaaaaaaame! The thread is called Mmph! My attempts to rationalize it aside, what else could it beeeeeeeeeee?

It burns, precious! It burns!

[Lix Lorn]

But the name! The naaaaaaaaaaame! The thread is called Mmph! My attempts to rationalize it aside, what else could it beeeeeeeeeee?

It burns, precious! It burns!
(Sneaks up behind you)

[Gamerlord]

by the way, I found Trixie hidden in another episode, Bridlle Gossip. around minute 20:00.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ukE6zq2Co_k/TfzeyMJqvdI/AAAAAAAAAhA/dhz6WK-zVE4/TGAPTisbackBriddleGossip.png

The prove: the reflections in her eyes. Normal ponies and the mane six have two reflections; Trixie only has one. Thus the normal pony above seems to have an oval reflection since they are actually two, and Trixie has a round reflection.

.....Interesting.

[Aotrs Commander]

*Sigh*
*Adds to list of things that he needs to draw*

You are a scholar and gentlepony, good poster.

[Khosan]

So, I was playing Transformice (http://en.transformice.com/) today and I found out that, of the many hats you can buy, included amongst them were the haircuts of each and every of the six mane ponies.

[MCerberus]

(puts apple in your mouth and hangs you from the ceiling)

Naughty http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/applesurprise.png

[darthbobcat]

(Sneaks up behind you)

Let me just roll my perception check... I'll just base it on my present 4th ed D&D rogue, Adam Smith (yes, he is trying to invent Capitalism).

+13 bonus, roll an 18....

Hah, 31!

[Welf]

No bondage has actually been posted yet, DBC. :smallconfused: Get on it everypony, or the Mmph! Edition will have less bondage than the other threads!

Let's see what i got in my "to-post" image folder:

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/160/c/9/the_family_of_pie___father_by_qaxis-d3iigor.png (http://qaxis.deviantart.com/art/The-Family-of-Pie-Father-212493051)

That's all? Oh no, the very day I have feared since I got internet access as a teenager has finally come: I don't have enough vaguely erotic pictures. http://i.imgur.com/kdR94.jpg

[Mystic Muse]

Let me just roll my perception check... I'll just base it on my present 4th ed D&D rogue, Adam Smith (yes, he is trying to invent Capitalism).

+13 bonus, roll an 18....

Hah, 31!

Lix has infinite ranks in all dexterity based skills. Except escape artist.

[darthbobcat]

Lix has infinite ranks in all dexterity based skills. Except escape artist.

... Tell me your secrets, Lixie. How did you so bend your DM to your will?

Also, as long as we're cheating, I'll just assume Smith is max level and he uses his Epic Tier power he'll eventually get; once per day, I can declare any dice roll of my choice to be a natural 1. So there! So much for stealth checks!

[Pink]

I....I swore I checked to the end of the last thread last night...and now it's a new thread...This moves too fast :smalleek:

That being said, I've finished the series....but the pony craving doesn't stop. Where must one go to fulfill the need for, well, at least 20% more Pony?

[darthbobcat]

I....I swore I checked to the end of the last thread last night...and now it's a new thread...This moves too fast :smalleek:

That being said, I've finished the series....but the pony craving doesn't stop. Where must one go to fulfill the need for, well, at least 20% more Pony?

www.equestriadaily.com

[Grif]

I....I swore I checked to the end of the last thread last night...and now it's a new thread...This moves too fast :smalleek:

That being said, I've finished the series....but the pony craving doesn't stop. Where must one go to fulfill the need for, well, at least 20% more Pony?

http://www.equestriadaily.com/

should be your first stop for everything pony.

Confound these ponies, they drive me to be ninja-ed by Baron AwesomeDBC.

[MCerberus]

I....I swore I checked to the end of the last thread last night...and now it's a new thread...This moves too fast :smalleek:

That being said, I've finished the series....but the pony craving doesn't stop. Where must one go to fulfill the need for, well, at least 20% more Pony?

You're generally either going to be digging up fan stuff or writing/drawing some of it for the heck of it all. Mustaches help. How much mustache you ask?

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/mustachemore.png
^this stuff is relatively easy, only 14 layers present.

[Pink]

www.equestriadaily.com
This...this could work. :smallbiggrin: Danke Danke


You're generally either going to be digging up fan stuff or writing/drawing some of it for the heck of it all. Mustaches help. How much mustache you ask?

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/mustachemore.png

Hey, I'll take w/e I can, fan or official, as long as it lessens the craving :P

That being said, the other night I was playing around in my head how one could write a fic about the mane pony crew sitting down to play a game of D&D.

[Irbis]

www.equestriadaily.com

...Waits for Trixie to flip for not suggesting the OP :smallamused:

Speaking of which, went to look at old threads for dates, and the amount of Trixie-hate in the beginning of MLP III is highly amusing today :smalltongue:

[Kairaven]

by the way, I found Trixie hidden in another episode, Bridlle Gossip. around minute 20:00.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ukE6zq2Co_k/TfzeyMJqvdI/AAAAAAAAAhA/dhz6WK-zVE4/TGAPTisbackBriddleGossip.png

The prove: the reflections in her eyes. Normal ponies and the mane six have two reflections; Trixie only has one. Thus the normal pony above seems to have an oval reflection since they are actually two, and Trixie has a round reflection.

that particular scene shows 4 Trixies, 3 Bon Bons, 3 OPPPs, and 2 Daisy(I need to know my background ponies better)
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Kai_raven/pony/trixies.png

edit: oh, and 2 grounds keepers

[MCerberus]

that particular scene shows 4 Trixies, 3 Bon Bons, 3 OPPPs, and 2 Daisy(I need to know my background ponies better)
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Kai_raven/pony/trixies.png

edit: oh, and 2 grounds keepers

My little pony: cloning vats are science!

[Welf]

that particular scene shows 4 Trixies, 3 Bon Bons, 3 OPPPs, and 2 Daisy(I need to know my background ponies better)
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Kai_raven/pony/trixies.png

edit: oh, and 2 grounds keepers

and one Trixie recolour right behind the Trixie I showed. I wonder who's to blame (http://smittyg.deviantart.com/art/SISTERS-Oh-FFFFffff-213008402) for so many sisters.

[Raz_Fox]

Also I hope you guys are happy with your bondage thread. Maybe you'll finally get sick of it.

I'm just laughing hysterically because, once again, a crazy off-the-wall joke was taken seriously.


But the name! The naaaaaaaaaaame! The thread is called Mmph! My attempts to rationalize it aside, what else could it beeeeeeeeeee?

It burns, precious! It burns!

I don't know... maybe it's the sound of Pinkie Pie trying to hold a conversation in a pastry shop? Trixie's snort of derision? Twilight trapped under some fallen books, trying to get Spike's attention?

Or maybe it's just Phoe trying to call for help. See, it's all in how you look at things!

You don't have anything against Phoe, do you? http://i.imgur.com/dNltC.jpg


(puts apple in your mouth and hangs you from the ceiling)

The radio's tinny voice was the only sound in my office, except for the soft swoosh of the fan and the constant hail of summer rain on windows. It was late, very late. Too late for honest men to be out and about.

"-Darthbobcat has declared that no further Guild raids will be tolerated while he still holds office. However, in light of the recent bondage spree across the Midwest, his ratings have been steadily decreasing. In further national news, President Celestia is visiting Scoltland this month, where she plans to apologize for the kidnapping of Royal Princess Berry Ann-"

I slid out the cabinet where I held my second-best friend. Still half-way full. I didn't drink straight from the bottle yet, I wasn't that far fallen. "Confound these ponies," I said, closing my eyes and listening as the whiskey swirled into the glass, ice-cubes bouncing on the sides. "They drive me to drink." I took a long sip, feeling it burn on the way down, and leaned farther down in my office chair.

A creak on the stairs, and beneath that, the slightest sound, like metal scraping on metal. I pulled open the cabinet where my best friend sat, already loaded. It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you. I stood, moving to one side of the room, just in case they were going to come in already firing.

The door opened, and he stepped in. He'd put on some weight since I'd last seen him, but he still wore that natty old green fedora pulled over his masked face, and that garish lime-green coat, chains running through the buttonholes and cut through the pockets and up through the lapel. He was unarmed, but I'd bet the two thugs behind him were packing heat. I leveled the gun at him, just as he turned in the doorway, noticing me for the first time.

"Hey, SiuiS," I said through gritted teeth. "Put your hands up."
"Raz, my boy," he said with false joviality. I didn't give him the chance to finish.
"Hands! Up! Now!" He complied, making a great show of raising his hands.
"Mind if I come in?"
"If those goons of yours mind waiting out on the stair," I said. "Just you and me."
"Fine," he said, though his tone was darker now. He waved one hand, and the goons backed off. He stepped into my office, closing the door behind him.
"Take a seat," I said, still holding the gun on him. He sat down in the wobbly chair; it creaked beneath his weight. "What do you want."
"Raz, that's no way to treat your old friend-"
"I'm retired, you son-of-a-direwolf. I don't 'do' Guild work anymore. I don't care what you're offering, I don't do it."

He gestured at the whiskey, and I nodded. He drank straight from the bottle, and I winced. Well, time to get a new cabinet-buddy, because I wasn't having any more of that. He swigged it all down, and then set it back down on the table carefully. "That's the good stuff, Raz. You always had the best taste." He didn't turn to me. "You've heard the news. We're terrorizing the midwest, Darth's cracking down on us, and we can't pay off Celestia anymore at this rate. Whole business is coming down."
"Then stop," I said. "It's that easy."
"We're not doing it, Raz," he said, pleadingly. "You know I know when business is good and when it's time to let people loose. It's her." He pulled a dossier from his coat, slowly, and tossed it to me. I caught it with my free hand, opened it up.
I laughed.
"I told you," I said, "I bloody well told you. And now you've lost control of your pet demon, and she's doing what you taught her to do in the first place." I snapped it shut, with a vindictive grin. "No. Lix is your problem, not mine. And you can bloody well fix it. Get out."
"Thanqol needs your help. We lost contact with him two weeks ago."
"His fault for working with you," I said. "That was a lifetime ago, SiuiS, you can't-"
"She's got Shimmer."

The pistol clattered to the floor. He grinned, and I swallowed down the words that I was about to say. My next words came slowly and carefully.

"I'll need equipment. The best. And then I want you leeches out of my life. For good."
SiuiS nodded, then clapped his hands. The thugs entered the room, then set their cases down on the table and opened them up. I looked down at the equipment inside with a rising sense of awe.
"The chains are dwarf-make. We've used them to hold down dragons before. The nets are from Project Gleipnir. And the gags... well, we can only hope they'll work on her. We commissioned them from the Forge Infernal."
"How many operatives did you have to sell to them?" I asked, with a touch of bitterness in my voice. I ran my finger down the gag strap, marveling at the worksmanship. Once this thing was in someone's mouth, talking was entirely out of the question.
"Only six, and that was a bargain." SiuiS rose from the chair with a cheery clap, and the thugs backed off. "All the information we've got on Lix is in the dossier. For anything more... well, you know where to contact us. Bring her in, and we'll disappear. Unless," he said, stopping at the door on his way out, "You beg for more."

Then the door closed, and I was left in the dark, with the sound of rain all about. I picked up my drink again, swirling the ice cubes around. I took another sip, and then sat back down in my seat. I carefully took out the picture that I kept underneath my tranquilizer, unwrapped it out of the paper that kept it safe, and stared at it for a while.

A smiling, brown-mared pegasus, caught mid-laugh. I always told her that the Guild was no place for her. She was just too trusting, too naive. Too innocent. I sighed.

Confound this pony, she drives me to bondage.

[TheAmishPirate]

The radio's tinny voice was the only sound in my office, except for the soft swoosh of the fan and the constant hail of summer rain on windows. It was late, very late. Too late for honest men to be out and about.

"-Darthbobcat has declared that no further Guild raids will be tolerated while he still holds office. However, in light of the recent bondage spree across the Midwest, his ratings have been steadily decreasing. In further national news, President Celestia is visiting Scoltland this month, where she plans to apologize for the kidnapping of Royal Princess Berry Ann-"

I slid out the cabinet where I held my second-best friend. Still half-way full. I didn't drink straight from the bottle yet, I wasn't that far fallen. "Confound these ponies," I said, closing my eyes and listening as the whiskey swirled into the glass, ice-cubes bouncing on the sides. "They drive me to drink." I took a long sip, feeling it burn on the way down, and leaned farther down in my office chair.

A creak on the stairs, and beneath that, the slightest sound, like metal scraping on metal. I pulled open the cabinet where my best friend sat, already loaded. It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you. I stood, moving to one side of the room, just in case they were going to come in already firing.

The door opened, and he stepped in. He'd put on some weight since I'd last seen him, but he still wore that natty old green fedora pulled over his masked face, and that garish lime-green coat, chains running through the buttonholes and cut through the pockets and up through the lapel. He was unarmed, but I'd bet the two thugs behind him were packing heat. I leveled the gun at him, just as he turned in the doorway, noticing me for the first time.

"Hey, SiuiS," I said through gritted teeth. "Put your hands up."
"Raz, my boy," he said with false joviality. I didn't give him the chance to finish.
"Hands! Up! Now!" He complied, making a great show of raising his hands.
"Mind if I come in?"
"If those goons of yours mind waiting out on the stair," I said. "Just you and me."
"Fine," he said, though his tone was darker now. He waved one hand, and the goons backed off. He stepped into my office, closing the door behind him.
"Take a seat," I said, still holding the gun on him. He sat down in the wobbly chair; it creaked beneath his weight. "What do you want."
"Raz, that's no way to treat your old friend-"
"I'm retired, you son-of-a-direwolf. I don't 'do' Guild work anymore. I don't care what you're offering, I don't do it."

He gestured at the whiskey, and I nodded. He drank straight from the bottle, and I winced. Well, time to get a new cabinet-buddy, because I wasn't having any more of that. He swigged it all down, and then set it back down on the table carefully. "That's the good stuff, Raz. You always had the best taste." He didn't turn to me. "You've heard the news. We're terrorizing the midwest, Darth's cracking down on us, and we can't pay off Celestia anymore at this rate. Whole business is coming down."
"Then stop," I said. "It's that easy."
"We're not doing it, Raz," he said, pleadingly. "You know I know when business is good and when it's time to let people loose. It's her." He pulled a dossier from his coat, slowly, and tossed it to me. I caught it with my free hand, opened it up.
I laughed.
"I told you," I said, "I bloody well told you. And now you've lost control of your pet demon, and she's doing what you taught her to do in the first place." I snapped it shut, with a vindictive grin. "No. Lix is your problem, not mine. And you can bloody well fix it. Get out."
"Thanqol needs your help. We lost contact with him two weeks ago."
"His fault for working with you," I said. "That was a lifetime ago, SiuiS, you can't-"
"She's got Shimmer."

The pistol clattered to the floor. He grinned, and I swallowed down the words that I was about to say. My next words came slowly and carefully.

"I'll need equipment. The best. And then I want you leeches out of my life. For good."
SiuiS nodded, then clapped his hands. The thugs entered the room, then set their cases down on the table and opened them up. I holstered the tranquilizer gun, looking down at the equipment.
"The chains are dwarf-make. We've used them to hold down dragons before. The nets are from Project Gleipnir. And the gags... well, we can only hope they'll work on her. We commissioned them from the Forge Infernal."
"How many operatives did you have to sell to them?" I asked, with a touch of bitterness in my voice. I ran my finger down the gag strap, marveling at the worksmanship. Once this thing was in someone's mouth, talking was entirely out of the question.
"Only six, and that was a bargain." SiuiS rose from the chair with a cheery clap, and the thugs backed off. "All the information we've got on Lix is in the dossier. For anything more... well, you know where to contact us. Bring her in, and we'll disappear. Unless," he said, stopping at the door on his way out, "You beg for more."

Then the door closed, and I was left in the dark, with the sound of rain all about. I picked up my drink again, swirling the ice cubes around. I took another sip, and then sat back down in my seat. I carefully took out the picture that I kept underneath my tranquilizer, unwrapped it out of the paper that kept it safe, and stared at it for a while.

A smiling, brown-mared pegasus, caught mid-laugh. I always told her that the Guild was no place for her. She was just too trusting, too naive. Too innocent. I sighed.

Confound this pony, she drives me to bondage.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p170/nowiam/citizen20kane20clapping.gif?t=1276186531

Of course, you realize that by posting a teaser like this, you are contractually obligated to finish the rest of the story, right? I'd be surprised if you didn't know, it's all spelled out very clearly in the OP. :smallamused:

[RdMarquis]

I second that. :smallsmile:

[Kyouhen]

You're generally either going to be digging up fan stuff or writing/drawing some of it for the heck of it all. Mustaches help. How much mustache you ask?

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/mustachemore.png
^this stuff is relatively easy, only 14 layers present.


14? http://i.imgur.com/UwGCn.jpg I'd be interested in knowing how you're dividing those layers. That sounds like a lot for just a head picture.

Personally for each body part I just use one layer for outlines and one for fills. In the case of Dash's hair (and a few other characters with colourful hair) I just run a divide through it and recolour the segments.


This...this could work. :smallbiggrin: Danke Danke



Hey, I'll take w/e I can, fan or official, as long as it lessens the craving :P

That being said, the other night I was playing around in my head how one could write a fic about the mane pony crew sitting down to play a game of D&D.

Give it time. You'll write or draw before too long. It'll get to the point where you can't get enough pony to meet your cravings, so you have to vent the buildup manually. Or maybe you'll be one of those talented few that can make those awesome music videos using clips of the ponies making random sounds. I love those videos...


that particular scene shows 4 Trixies, 3 Bon Bons, 3 OPPPs, and 2 Daisy(I need to know my background ponies better)
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Kai_raven/pony/trixies.png

edit: oh, and 2 grounds keepers

Smoke and mirrors are for amateurs. A real wizard uses simulacrums. http://i.imgur.com/N2nfK.jpg

[darthbobcat]

14?


Smoke and mirrors are for amateurs. A real wizard uses simulacrums. http://i.imgur.com/N2nfK.jpg

Real wizards use simulacrums? Then what did (show) Trixie use?

OOOH ICE BURN!

[MCerberus]

14? http://i.imgur.com/UwGCn.jpg I'd be interested in knowing how you're dividing those layers. That sounds like a lot for just a head picture.


In order of bottom to top

1. outline
2. hairunder
3. mustacheunder
4. teeth <-- teeth are showing, can't use a premade part
5. nose/mouth <-- the outline itself is round
6. eyewhite
7. eyepurple
8.eyeblack
9. eyeflare
10. eyelash
^ those 5 layers are usually flattened into two objects and since it's flat now, put back in layer 6
11. mustacheover
12. hairover
13. ear <-- so that the hair goes underneath, just cut part of the outline out
14. Mask for all previous layers
15. Text

I'm a programmer, so I see the project and go: "Tiny parts!" and chop them up in order of what you can see.

[Kyouhen]

In order of bottom to top

1. outline
2. hairunder
3. mustacheunder
4. teeth <-- teeth are showing, can't use a premade part
5. nose/mouth <-- the outline itself is round
6. eyewhite
7. eyepurple
8.eyeblack
9. eyeflare
10. eyelash
^ those 5 layers are usually flattened into two objects and since it's flat now, put back in layer 6
11. mustacheover
12. hairover
13. ear <-- so that the hair goes underneath, just cut part of the outline out
14. Mask for all previous layers
15. Text

I'm a programmer, so I see the project and go: "Tiny parts!" and chop them up in order of what you can see.

I'm a programmer too. I look at it and go "Tiny parts!" then try to figure out how to clump as many together in a workable group as possible so I don't have to fiddle around with a hundred different objects every time I want to change something. :smalltongue:

Most of that's actually pretty close to what I do. I just include the nose/mouth parts with the head, including the teeth. That and all the eye parts get to share a layer, though I do that thing where you divide the chunks of the eyes. I tried messing with clipping instead, but for some reason I seem to mess that up a lot. I've found it easier to just redo the eyes completely when I want them looking a different way. :smalltongue:

[Mindfreak]

Confound these ponies, they drive me to begin writing Fanfic.

Also something hilarious:

http://tf2chan.net/offtopic/src/129929685525.png

[MCerberus]

The issue I have with putting the teeth/nose with the head is that it's easier to control the outlines if you have them separate, as well as easier to mess with the amorphous blobs you have that aren't showing.

edit- and getting the eyes to move - movie clip the eyes, sub-item what's moving together into one item, set up a guide for the layers you want to move, and you have to watch the rotation like a hawk.

edit2- sometimes you also need to make the neck its own thing so the hair shows on it and doesn't cover the head.

[darthbobcat]

Confound these ponies, they drive me to begin writing Fanfic.

Also something hilarious:

http://tf2chan.net/offtopic/src/129929685525.png


"Momma didn't marry Pappy for his looks."

[Gamerlord]

I was bored so I thought up who the cast of KOTOR would be ponyfied.
Main character: Luna, with Nightmare Moon being Revan.
Bastila: Twilight Sparkle
Mission Vao: Applebloom
Zaalbar: Applejack
T3-M4: Spike
HK-47: HK-47 Owlicious :smalltongue:
Carth Onasi: Rainbow Dash
Jolee Bindo: Zecora
Canderous: Suggestions???
Juhani: Suggestions???

[MCerberus]

I was bored so I thought up who the cast of KOTOR would be ponyfied.
Main character: Luna, with Nightmare Moon being Revan.
Bastila: Twilight Sparkle
Mission Vao: Applebloom
Zaalbar: Applejack
T3-M4: Spike
HK-47: HK-47 :smalltongue:
Carth Onasi: Rainbow Dash
Jolee Bindo: Zecora
Canderous: Suggestions???
Juhani: Suggestions???

HK-47: Owlicious, the murderous murderous beast that it is

[Gamerlord]

HK-47: Owlicious, the murderous murderous beast that it is

..... Brilliant.

[darthbobcat]

..... Brilliant.

Every sentence would be

"Hoo: Master, I am astonished you would imply that!"

[Kyouhen]

The issue I have with putting the teeth/nose with the head is that it's easier to control the outlines if you have them separate, as well as easier to mess with the amorphous blobs you have that aren't showing.

edit- and getting the eyes to move - movie clip the eyes, sub-item what's moving together into one item, set up a guide for the layers you want to move, and you have to watch the rotation like a hawk.

edit2- sometimes you also need to make the neck its own thing so the hair shows on it and doesn't cover the head.

I'm using Inkscape, so when I say 'move the eyes' I mean "I don't like where they're currently looking so I'm going to change it". :smalltongue:

Also personally I include the neck with the torso, then separate the hair into the layer above the head and below the head. (With the head being above the torso) So I end up with:

Foreground Ear Outline
Foreground Hair Outline
Foreground Hair Fill
Head Outline
Head Fill
Background Hair Outline
Background Hair Fill
Torso Outline
Torso Fill

This of course changes based on the hair styles, as some ponies only need the hair to be behind the head. Actually, I think I normally only have to use foreground/background hair separation with unicorns because the horn makes things weird.

[Lix Lorn]

Let me just roll my perception check... I'll just base it on my present 4th ed D&D rogue, Adam Smith (yes, he is trying to invent Capitalism).

+13 bonus, roll an 18....

Hah, 31!


... Tell me your secrets, Lixie. How did you so bend your DM to your will?

Also, as long as we're cheating, I'll just assume Smith is max level and he uses his Epic Tier power he'll eventually get; once per day, I can declare any dice roll of my choice to be a natural 1. So there! So much for stealth checks!
GUESS how. :smalltongue: Just guess.

I'm a deity. I always get 20.


Of course, you realize that by posting a teaser like this, you are contractually obligated to finish the rest of the story, right? I'd be surprised if you didn't know, it's all spelled out very clearly in the OP. :smallamused:


I second that. :smallsmile:
Thirded. :smallamused:

Although if you think I was ever innocent... well. I'm hoping for a twist where it is revealed I orchestrated everything.
Yes, even that.

[darthbobcat]

GUESS how. :smalltongue: Just guess.

I'm a deity. I always get 20.




Thirded. :smallamused:

Although if you think I was ever innocent... well. I'm hoping for a twist where it is revealed I orchestrated everything.
Yes, even that.

Not this time. Right there on the paper.

... please don't do mean things to me. That would make Fluttershy cry.

[ScionoftheVoid]

(puts apple in your mouth and hangs you from the ceiling)

http://i.imgur.com/FigqF.jpg

[Lix Lorn]

(Smirk)
What'll you do for me?

[darthbobcat]

(Smirk)
What'll you do for me?

Fluttershy won't cry. That's the gift that keeps on giving.

[PhoeKun]

Not this time. Right there on the paper.

... please don't do mean things to me. That would make Fluttershy cry.

I would cry as well. These things are only fun so long as nopony's getting hurt.

As if to undermine my point and in honor of the theme of the thread, here's a sneak preview from tonight's Training Grounds Thunderdome entries. This is the lone time I'm going to put forward something like this in the thread. After this, I'm out unless there's a fanfic that delves into the subject requiring commentary. I do not want to make ponies uncomfortable. Or falcons. Anyway, me:

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8383/phoesauce.png

[Kyouhen]

I would cry as well. These things are only fun so long as nopony's getting hurt.

As if to undermine my point and in honor of the theme of the thread, here's a sneak preview from tonight's Training Grounds Thunderdome entries. This is the lone time I'm going to put forward something like this in the thread. After this, I'm out unless there's a fanfic that delves into the subject requiring commentary. I do not want to make ponies uncomfortable. Or falcons. Anyway, me:

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8383/phoesauce.png

*Looks at the picture he's working on*
*Looks at that*
Well, that beats everything I'll ever be able to make.

[ScionoftheVoid]

*Looks at the picture he's working on*
*Looks at that*
Well, that beats everything I'll ever be able to make.

I've had that thought process before. Many will tell you to ignore it or prove it wrong. I just gave up on drawing well and put more effort into something I'm actually good at (writing, apparently). Yay, efficient allocation of effort!

[darthbobcat]

I would cry as well. These things are only fun so long as nopony's getting hurt.

As if to undermine my point and in honor of the theme of the thread, here's a sneak preview from tonight's Training Grounds Thunderdome entries. This is the lone time I'm going to put forward something like this in the thread. After this, I'm out unless there's a fanfic that delves into the subject requiring commentary. I do not want to make ponies uncomfortable. Or falcons. Anyway, me:

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8383/phoesauce.png

Nicely drawn, though I have to quote Calculon here.

Calculon: I'm not familiar with the type of thing I'm seeing

[Kyouhen]

I've had that thought process before. Many will tell you to ignore it or prove it wrong. I just gave up on drawing well and put more effort into something I'm actually good at (writing, apparently). Yay, efficient allocation of effort!

My skills lie in programming. Which will have it's fun soon enough. (Though that won't be as good as some of the projects out there either) I've long since accepted my inability to draw, but I need to vent the pony in my brain somehow and I can't think of anything good to write. (Though supposedly I'd have made a great writer) Fortunately I can draw ponies I'm happy with. So I'm fine with that, even if I'll never pull of something that good. I seem to be getting better at it though, and might go back to attempting to actually draw the ponies on paper soon.

[EsperDerek]

So I had to go to this family luncheon picnic thing today, with all the extended family I haven't seen in months. One of those boring things, although at least the food was good and the weather was fantastic, so I could hardly complain.

Especially, since it turns out a couple of my very young second cousins have apparently watched the show, because they tried to serenade us all with renditions of 'Evil Enchantress' and 'Winter Wrap Up'. It was the most adorable thing I've seen in months. :smallsmile:

I was so tempted to join in, but I managed to stop the urge. :smallbiggrin:

[tonberrian]

Wait, President Celestia coltnapped Royal Princess Berry Ann? I must know more!

[darthbobcat]

I would cry as well. These things are only fun so long as nopony's getting hurt.

As if to undermine my point and in honor of the theme of the thread, here's a sneak preview from tonight's Training Grounds Thunderdome entries. This is the lone time I'm going to put forward something like this in the thread. After this, I'm out unless there's a fanfic that delves into the subject requiring commentary. I do not want to make ponies uncomfortable. Or falcons. Anyway, me:

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8383/phoesauce.png

Also, I'm glad we got to see this beyond Thunderdome.

OOH YEAH! I GOT TO DO IT AGAIN!

[Mindfreak]

Also, I'm glad we got to see this beyond Thunderdome.

OOH YEAH! I GOT TO DO IT AGAIN!

FLASH! OOOOOH! SAVIOR OF THE UNIVERSE!

Atleast that is what I think it is from.

[darthbobcat]

FLASH! OOOOOH! SAVIOR OF THE UNIVERSE!

Atleast that is what I think it is from.

Not (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hQC3nkftrk) quite. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEI_udV88i4&feature=related)

[Raz_Fox]

Of course, you realize that by posting a teaser like this, you are contractually obligated to finish the rest of the story, right? I'd be surprised if you didn't know, it's all spelled out very clearly in the OP. :smallamused:

...Fine. Here's a second part.

Narrativist. That's what it says on my card. There tend to be two reactions to that little word – either a blank stare or a jump of recognition. Depends on whether the poor sap reading it has ever been in the Fanfic business, knows how dangerous messing directly with the Pattern is, has seen a Narrativist burn out.

The name's Fox. Raz Fox. They used to call me Pure and Honest. It was a joke, you see. I lie through my teeth all the time, and as for pure... well, I used to work for the Guild. Heck, I was on the Council. Their professional Narrativist. I told heist stories, steamy kidnapping yarns, and kept escapes running on the predictable tropes. But then there was the vote and... I got out of that mess. For good, I'd thought.

It was raining again. I pulled my coat around me, tight, in a futile attempt to keep the cold and wet out. My waterproof pockets were filled with Guild tools. I wasn't the finest binder, that was my old buddy, Mask. But I could use a gag in a pinch, and it would take a full-on weaving to take someone like Lix down. I wasn't even sure I could do it. All the pieces were in place, and I still wasn't sure I could do it.

I'd need some help.

I wished I was working with Mask and Shimmer again.

I stepped in a puddle, and the water splashed up my leg, dripping down into my boots. Blast. True to my profession, that was the moment I noticed the neon-burn reflected off the wet pavement. I looked up, squinting my eyes to stare into the garish green-and-purple glow. The edges of my lips curled up into a grim smile. This was the place.

There was a bouncer at the door, a burly chap with a wilting rose pushed through the lapel of his coat. He glared at me, stepping forward to suggest that a skinny geek like me might want to go elsewhere. I held up my glove, which had several chains running from fingertip to wrist. He backed off, though he was still giving me the evil eye. Like I cared.

The place was loud. They had a live band playing, and the laughter of rogues who've had too much to drink, gossip and swearing and drinking-songs. Cigarette smoke hung heavy in the air, resting rancid on my tongue. A doorman stepped forward to accept my coat, but I waved him off and stepped on through to the bar.

The barman was a stringy, thin pony, with veteran's scars and a mean patch. I waved him over, my coat dripping raindrops on the wooden floor. "Hey," I said quietly, opening my palm slightly. "I'm looking for the Amishman. It's our business." I gave an expressive eyebrow-waggle, and he nodded, stone-faced.
"Downstairs. Password's Lovelorn." I fished a silver dollar out of my pocket, flicking it to him with a nod. When I turned, I realized that I was getting a couple of stares. Bleeding Luna, a few of them looked like Cut Ropers, and they had muscles on top of their muscles, so I pulled into the Pattern slightly. A darkly handsome pony strode across the room, his slick red-white coat swaying with his hips. A thug started from his table to challenge him, and their gazes met. The thug lowered his eyes after a long moment, and then sat back down. Nopony else dared challenge him.

I didn't immediately feel the backlash as I started down the stairs, which was bad. Better a fast burn than a hex. Three to one it'd bite me in the plot before the night was through, but I wasn't a fighting pony. No, I needed ponies who could fight for me, long enough for me to pull something from the weave complex enough to trap her. The stairs creaked under my boots, and I took a deep breath to steady myself. It'd been too long since I'd pulled something like this, against somepony so formidable.

I knocked on the door at the bottom of the stairs, a simple cellar-door. "Lovelorn," I said. The door was pulled back, and I stepped into the den of vice. There were ponies all over, gambling, drinking things that weren't even legal in Equestria, and above it all was the stench of poppy-smoke.

He was in there, a mare on either arm, playing poker with his boys. They were a motley bunch, and if the police came anywhere near this place, they'd be arrested on the spot. Griffon-feathers were stuck through their bandannas, and repeater pistols hung by their thighs. They were wearing real leather, and they were all missing a few teeth.
They were also ex-Guild, like me. The Amishman looked up as I approached the table, removing my hat as a sign of respect. His face didn't move a muscle, though he did take a deep breath and lean forward. "Hey, Pure and Honest. Long time, no see."
"Arrrr," I said. Dumb thing to say in front of the roughest band of airship pirates I'd ever meet, but I had a dumb sense of humor like that. "Mind if I have a seat?"
"No. I mean, yeah. Er. You can't sit there." One of his boys started playing with his pistol, giving me a meaningful glance.
"I'm looking to hire. Well, hire isn't the right word. I've got a plan, and I need your help."
"I can't help you catch her," he said. He looked back down at his cards, obviously telling me to go.
"Yes, you can," I said. "There's none better than the Amish Boys, and I've got a very clever plan, you see-"
"You might not remember," the Amishman said, "But your clever plans had a habit of forgetting the little guys. Plus, ticking off the Big Bird. We're honest men, now."
"Honest?"
"Well, we're not doing the Guild thing anymore," he said, rolling his eyes. "Last I heard, neither were you."
"This is different. It's... personal." White coat, bark-brown mane- "And if we don't take her down, pretty soon, the Cutters are going to declare war on the Guild. War between the two biggest gangs in the country, with Lix herself doing whatever-the-heck she wants to. This isn't about the Guild. This is about doing what's right."
"I don't do what's right," the Amishman said, sadly, "I do what's profitable. And I'm already working for somepony, sorry."
I saw the reflection in his goggles too late.

Thwip. That's the sound of a tranq striking true.

This is why I hate hexes. Better to feel your nerves burn once than to have your luck run out when you need it most.

I fell to my knees, catching the table with my elbow. I propped myself up on it, glaring at the Amishman. "Traitor," I managed to spit out, slurring badly. "S-she's crazy."
"And rich," he said, shrugging his shoulders. Behind me, Lix giggled.
"Hey, Raz. Long time, no see. Y'know, because you voted to keep me locked up forever, where I wouldn't be able to see anything? That's why it's funny!"
"If y-you have to 'plain th' joke," I said, "'snot funny."
That's when she shot me again, and my head bounced off the table.


I would cry as well. These things are only fun so long as nopony's getting hurt.

As if to undermine my point and in honor of the theme of the thread, here's a sneak preview from tonight's Training Grounds Thunderdome entries. This is the lone time I'm going to put forward something like this in the thread. After this, I'm out unless there's a fanfic that delves into the subject requiring commentary. I do not want to make ponies uncomfortable. Or falcons. Anyway, me:

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8383/phoesauce.png

Phoesauce continues to make me laugh. It is, like, the most inherently funny word ever. I wish I could pour that on pizza, it'd make it 20% cooler. Phoesauce, Phoesauce, Phoesauce! Okay, I'm done.

Also, please tell me you aren't leaving the thread! That would make Raz sad. Like, really sad.

http://i.imgur.com/RZwfo.jpg

[HalfTangible]

Found this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5s0So7Hu88). Made me laugh. Has it been posted before?

[darthbobcat]

I declare that Phoesauce is a homemade teriyaki marinade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKeMCXKSk5c&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_510975 also, Friendship is Music.

[Lix Lorn]

...Fine. Here's a second part.

Narrativist. That's what it says on my card. There tend to be two reactions to that little word – either a blank stare or a jump of recognition. Depends on whether the poor sap reading it has ever been in the Fanfic business, knows how dangerous messing directly with the Pattern is, has seen a Narrativist burn out.

The name's Fox. Raz Fox. They used to call me Pure and Honest. It was a joke, you see. I lie through my teeth all the time, and as for pure... well, I used to work for the Guild. Heck, I was on the Council. Their professional Narrativist. I told heist stories, steamy kidnapping yarns, and kept escapes running on the predictable tropes. But then there was the vote and... I got out of that mess. For good, I'd thought.

It was raining again. I pulled my coat around me, tight, in a futile attempt to keep the cold and wet out. My waterproof pockets were filled with Guild tools. I wasn't the finest binder, that was my old buddy, Mask. But I could use a gag in a pinch, and it would take a full-on weaving to take someone like Lix down. I wasn't even sure I could do it. All the pieces were in place, and I still wasn't sure I could do it.

I'd need some help.

I wished I was working with Mask and Shimmer again.

I stepped in a puddle, and the water splashed up my leg, dripping down into my boots. Blast. True to my profession, that was the moment I noticed the neon-burn reflected off the wet pavement. I looked up, squinting my eyes to stare into the garish green-and-purple glow. The edges of my lips curled up into a grim smile. This was the place.

There was a bouncer at the door, a burly chap with a wilting rose pushed through the lapel of his coat. He glared at me, stepping forward to suggest that a skinny geek like me might want to go elsewhere. I held up my glove, which had several chains running from fingertip to wrist. He backed off, though he was still giving me the evil eye. Like I cared.

The place was loud. They had a live band playing, and the laughter of rogues who've had too much to drink, gossip and swearing and drinking-songs. Cigarette smoke hung heavy in the air, resting rancid on my tongue. A doorman stepped forward to accept my coat, but I waved him off and stepped on through to the bar.

The barman was a stringy, thin pony, with veteran's scars and a mean patch. I waved him over, my coat dripping raindrops on the wooden floor. "Hey," I said quietly, opening my palm slightly. "I'm looking for the Amishman. It's our business." I gave an expressive eyebrow-waggle, and he nodded, stone-faced.
"Downstairs. Password's Lovelorn." I fished a silver dollar out of my pocket, flicking it to him with a nod. When I turned, I realized that I was getting a couple of stares. Bleeding Luna, a few of them looked like Cut Ropers, and they had muscles on top of their muscles, so I pulled into the Pattern slightly. A darkly handsome pony strode across the room, his slick red-white coat swaying with his hips. A thug started from his table to challenge him, and their gazes met. The thug lowered his eyes after a long moment, and then sat back down. Nopony else dared challenge him.

I didn't immediately feel the backlash as I started down the stairs, which was bad. Better a fast burn than a hex. Three to one it'd bite me in the plot before the night was through, but I wasn't a fighting pony. No, I needed ponies who could fight for me, long enough for me to pull something from the weave complex enough to trap her. The stairs creaked under my boots, and I took a deep breath to steady myself. It'd been too long since I'd pulled something like this, against somepony so formidable.

I knocked on the door at the bottom of the stairs, a simple cellar-door. "Lovelorn," I said. The door was pulled back, and I stepped into the den of vice. There were ponies all over, gambling, drinking things that weren't even legal in Equestria, and above it all was the stench of poppy-smoke.

He was in there, a mare on either arm, playing poker with his boys. They were a motley bunch, and if the police came anywhere near this place, they'd be arrested on the spot. Griffon-feathers were stuck through their bandannas, and repeater pistols hung by their thighs. They were wearing real leather, and they were all missing a few teeth.
They were also ex-Guild, like me. The Amishman looked up as I approached the table, removing my hat as a sign of respect. His face didn't move a muscle, though he did take a deep breath and lean forward. "Hey, Pure and Honest. Long time, no see."
"Arrrr," I said. Dumb thing to say in front of the roughest band of airship pirates I'd ever meet, but I had a dumb sense of humor like that. "Mind if I have a seat?"
"No. I mean, yeah. Er. You can't sit there." One of his boys started playing with his pistol, giving me a meaningful glance.
"I'm looking to hire. Well, hire isn't the right word. I've got a plan, and I need your help."
"I can't help you catch her," he said. He looked back down at his cards, obviously telling me to go.
"Yes, you can," I said. "There's none better than the Amish Boys, and I've got a very clever plan, you see-"
"You might not remember," the Amishman said, "But your clever plans had a habit of forgetting the little guys. Plus, ticking off the Big Bird. We're honest men, now."
"Honest?"
"Well, we're not doing the Guild thing anymore," he said, rolling his eyes. "Last I heard, neither were you."
"This is different. It's... personal." White coat, bark-brown mane- "And if we don't take her down, pretty soon, the Cutters are going to declare war on the Guild. War between the two biggest gangs in the country, with Lix herself doing whatever-the-heck she wants to. This isn't about the Guild. This is about doing what's right."
"I don't do what's right," the Amishman said, sadly, "I do what's profitable. And I'm already working for somepony, sorry."
I saw the reflection in his goggles too late.

Thwip. That's the sound of a tranq striking true.

This is why I hate hexes. Better to feel your nerves burn once than to have your luck run out when you need it most.

I fell to my knees, catching the table with my elbow. I propped myself up on it, glaring at the Amishman. "Traitor," I managed to spit out, slurring badly. "S-she's crazy."
"And rich," he said, shrugging his shoulders. Behind me, Lix giggled.
"Hey, Raz. Long time, no see. Y'know, because you voted to keep me locked up forever, where I wouldn't be able to see anything? That's why it's funny!"
"If y-you have to 'plain th' joke," I said, "'snot funny."
That's when she shot me again, and my head bounced off the table.
I /approve/. :smallamused:


Also, please tell me you aren't leaving the thread! That would make Raz sad. Like, really sad.

http://i.imgur.com/RZwfo.jpg
And Lixie. :smallfrown:

[darthbobcat]

I'm pretty sure she was just saying that was the last bondageness she'd be doing in thread.

[TheAmishPirate]

...Fine. Here's a second part.

Narrativist. That's what it says on my card. There tend to be two reactions to that little word – either a blank stare or a jump of recognition. Depends on whether the poor sap reading it has ever been in the Fanfic business, knows how dangerous messing directly with the Pattern is, has seen a Narrativist burn out.

The name's Fox. Raz Fox. They used to call me Pure and Honest. It was a joke, you see. I lie through my teeth all the time, and as for pure... well, I used to work for the Guild. Heck, I was on the Council. Their professional Narrativist. I told heist stories, steamy kidnapping yarns, and kept escapes running on the predictable tropes. But then there was the vote and... I got out of that mess. For good, I'd thought.

It was raining again. I pulled my coat around me, tight, in a futile attempt to keep the cold and wet out. My waterproof pockets were filled with Guild tools. I wasn't the finest binder, that was my old buddy, Mask. But I could use a gag in a pinch, and it would take a full-on weaving to take someone like Lix down. I wasn't even sure I could do it. All the pieces were in place, and I still wasn't sure I could do it.

I'd need some help.

I wished I was working with Mask and Shimmer again.

I stepped in a puddle, and the water splashed up my leg, dripping down into my boots. Blast. True to my profession, that was the moment I noticed the neon-burn reflected off the wet pavement. I looked up, squinting my eyes to stare into the garish green-and-purple glow. The edges of my lips curled up into a grim smile. This was the place.

There was a bouncer at the door, a burly chap with a wilting rose pushed through the lapel of his coat. He glared at me, stepping forward to suggest that a skinny geek like me might want to go elsewhere. I held up my glove, which had several chains running from fingertip to wrist. He backed off, though he was still giving me the evil eye. Like I cared.

The place was loud. They had a live band playing, and the laughter of rogues who've had too much to drink, gossip and swearing and drinking-songs. Cigarette smoke hung heavy in the air, resting rancid on my tongue. A doorman stepped forward to accept my coat, but I waved him off and stepped on through to the bar.

The barman was a stringy, thin pony, with veteran's scars and a mean patch. I waved him over, my coat dripping raindrops on the wooden floor. "Hey," I said quietly, opening my palm slightly. "I'm looking for the Amishman. It's our business." I gave an expressive eyebrow-waggle, and he nodded, stone-faced.
"Downstairs. Password's Lovelorn." I fished a silver dollar out of my pocket, flicking it to him with a nod. When I turned, I realized that I was getting a couple of stares. Bleeding Luna, a few of them looked like Cut Ropers, and they had muscles on top of their muscles, so I pulled into the Pattern slightly. A darkly handsome pony strode across the room, his slick red-white coat swaying with his hips. A thug started from his table to challenge him, and their gazes met. The thug lowered his eyes after a long moment, and then sat back down. Nopony else dared challenge him.

I didn't immediately feel the backlash as I started down the stairs, which was bad. Better a fast burn than a hex. Three to one it'd bite me in the plot before the night was through, but I wasn't a fighting pony. No, I needed ponies who could fight for me, long enough for me to pull something from the weave complex enough to trap her. The stairs creaked under my boots, and I took a deep breath to steady myself. It'd been too long since I'd pulled something like this, against somepony so formidable.

I knocked on the door at the bottom of the stairs, a simple cellar-door. "Lovelorn," I said. The door was pulled back, and I stepped into the den of vice. There were ponies all over, gambling, drinking things that weren't even legal in Equestria, and above it all was the stench of poppy-smoke.

He was in there, a mare on either arm, playing poker with his boys. They were a motley bunch, and if the police came anywhere near this place, they'd be arrested on the spot. Griffon-feathers were stuck through their bandannas, and repeater pistols hung by their thighs. They were wearing real leather, and they were all missing a few teeth.
They were also ex-Guild, like me. The Amishman looked up as I approached the table, removing my hat as a sign of respect. His face didn't move a muscle, though he did take a deep breath and lean forward. "Hey, Pure and Honest. Long time, no see."
"Arrrr," I said. Dumb thing to say in front of the roughest band of airship pirates I'd ever meet, but I had a dumb sense of humor like that. "Mind if I have a seat?"
"No. I mean, yeah. Er. You can't sit there." One of his boys started playing with his pistol, giving me a meaningful glance.
"I'm looking to hire. Well, hire isn't the right word. I've got a plan, and I need your help."
"I can't help you catch her," he said. He looked back down at his cards, obviously telling me to go.
"Yes, you can," I said. "There's none better than the Amish Boys, and I've got a very clever plan, you see-"
"You might not remember," the Amishman said, "But your clever plans had a habit of forgetting the little guys. Plus, ticking off the Big Bird. We're honest men, now."
"Honest?"
"Well, we're not doing the Guild thing anymore," he said, rolling his eyes. "Last I heard, neither were you."
"This is different. It's... personal." White coat, bark-brown mane- "And if we don't take her down, pretty soon, the Cutters are going to declare war on the Guild. War between the two biggest gangs in the country, with Lix herself doing whatever-the-heck she wants to. This isn't about the Guild. This is about doing what's right."
"I don't do what's right," the Amishman said, sadly, "I do what's profitable. And I'm already working for somepony, sorry."
I saw the reflection in his goggles too late.

Thwip. That's the sound of a tranq striking true.

This is why I hate hexes. Better to feel your nerves burn once than to have your luck run out when you need it most.

I fell to my knees, catching the table with my elbow. I propped myself up on it, glaring at the Amishman. "Traitor," I managed to spit out, slurring badly. "S-she's crazy."
"And rich," he said, shrugging his shoulders. Behind me, Lix giggled.
"Hey, Raz. Long time, no see. Y'know, because you voted to keep me locked up forever, where I wouldn't be able to see anything? That's why it's funny!"
"If y-you have to 'plain th' joke," I said, "'snot funny."
That's when she shot me again, and my head bounced off the table.



You write a second part, I get cast as the jerkwad mercenary. Seems a fair trade. :smalltongue:

[Lix Lorn]

You write a second part, I get cast as the jerkwad mercenary. Seems a fair trade. :smalltongue:
Jerk? Oh no, my beloved. (caresses) You merely know when to join the winning side...

[TheAmishPirate]

Jerk? Oh no, my beloved. (caresses) You merely know when to join the winning side...

Yeah, but I'm having second thoughts now. Do you see that narrative structure? Five to one he's some sort of protagonist. And it may be my eyes going sour from...

*counts off a few things on his fingers*

...something, but I could swear we went monochrome an hour ago. That can only mean one thing: Film Noir, and nopony wins in a Film Noir.

Also, it figures I think of an awesome thread name a day after it could be used.

My Little Pony XI: Only Half-Hitched

Just think about it for a second. :smallwink:

[Mando Knight]

Something (http://inspectornills.deviantart.com/art/My-Little-Turrets-213654238) I spotted and found amusing...
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/168/9/0/my_little_turrets_by_inspectornills-d3j7cny.jpg

[invinible]

Somebody wants people to check out how balanced the information on this site (http://sollitudialbacklash.pbworks.com/w/page/40967632/Dungeons-and-Dragons-and-Ponies) really is.

[MCerberus]

Scooby Doo: Friendship is Magic cast

Scooby: Dash
Scrappy: Scootaloo
Shaggy: Pinkie
Velma: Twilight
Fred: Applejack
Daphne: Rarity
The sheriff that ends up arresting people at the end of the episode: Celestia

Pony running around in a Luna costume:
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/ponydoo.png

[SiuiS]

Aww, I clicked eleven multiquotes. Now I'm missing the first one :smallfrown:
Oh well. Onward with progress!


What about a Moulan Rouge Pony fic? Anypony interested is seeing that one?Or maybe one exists already?

I've heard of one, but seen no fruit. How would we characterize this, though? I could do it using Bronyfolks, but it would be harder with te mane cast and crew.


So, i've been utterly bewildered what makes this show so popular here. So, having a 6 year old daughter, I decided, "What the hell?" and downloaded the first 24 episodes.

Well, 10 episodes later, I can safely say I'm still utterly bewildered by the fan following among adults. I could have understood if it were, say, Backyardigans (which is a truly brilliant show for young kids, though I wouldn't create a fan club for it), but...I don't get this.

However, my daughter loves it, which makes the bandwidth usage entirely worthwhile. Thank you for giving me something with which to entertain her. :smallsmile:

You have to consider that we are a vocal minority. Of every 10 people, let's say six like it. Of those, three like it a lot. Of those, maybe 1.25 are like me and Lix.

We have all congregated together. We are an artificial Culture with a 100% pony love rating. So you can't really use us for scientific evaluation.

In the end, if you don't like it, that is cool. This is the secret to our power; with one exception so far, we are entirely ok with you not being on of the mindslaves us. Our love/tolerance cockameemee extends beyond our own ranks, which is novel.


The animation itself is pretty nice, maybe some of the best of the Flash era of cartoons.

Old school slapstick. At one point it goes full anvil.

The characters as written have more depth in them than many movie characters, and they aren't always GRIMDARK. It goes so far as to have the main characters not 100% likable.

Full license to take things out of context.


You're going to get a lot of subjective stuff, but mostly I like it because the show is trying to climb out of the pit Hanna-Barbara dug for cartoons.

Boy am I loving my context-removal license ;3

But yes, all of this. Thanks mate. +1 to you!



Also I hope you guys are happy with your bondage thread. Maybe you'll finally get sick of it.

Yeah, I do feel bad for doing this too you, DBC. But hey, can't go wrong with Manly Moustaches Play Herein.

Because that's what it is. This thread has more Moustache than Bondage. And no, Lix, I can't play right now. GF is no longer comfy with it so I must bow out, sorry.


That story... was quite disturbing. DXD

Then it works!


But the name! The naaaaaaaaaaame! The thread is called Mmph! My attempts to rationalize it aside, what else could it beeeeeeeeeee?

It burns, precious! It burns!

Manly Men Post Here
Manly Moustache? Post Herein
Many Mares Praise Highly (or "Oh, Maximus~!")
Metal Mask hiding Pointedly
Much Mayhem Post Haste


Let's see what i got in my "to-post" image folder:

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/160/c/9/the_family_of_pie___father_by_qaxis-d3iigor.png (http://qaxis.deviantart.com/art/The-Family-of-Pie-Father-212493051)

That's all? Oh no, the very day I have feared since I got internet access as a teenager has finally come: I don't have enough vaguely erotic pictures. http://i.imgur.com/kdR94.jpg

Do not worry, my Lord. There is also more Internet. Always more Kloudmutt.


...Waits for Trixie to flip for not suggesting the OP :smallamused:

Speaking of which, went to look at old threads for dates, and the amount of Trixie-hate in the beginning of MLP III is highly amusing today :smalltongue:

You'll also notice that those people don't post as regularly (if a all) :smallfrown:
It's what I feared, really. We have become clique-ish enough to discourage other folks from showing up. Luckily, I'm sure a lot of the crackpot, bondage, shipping, organ harvesting stuff will Peter off once we hit season two.

Don't get me wrong though, I love that stuff :biggrin:


http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p170/nowiam/citizen20kane20clapping.gif?t=1276186531

Of course, you realize that by posting a teaser like this, you are contractually obligated to finish the rest of the story, right? I'd be surprised if you didn't know, it's all spelled out very clearly in the OP. :smallamused:

Yes. This. Complete with clap (sadly, I cannae add a green hat to an animation).


GUESS how. :smalltongue: Just guess.

I'm a deity. I always get 20.

This calls for breaking the supposed 'action economy'! Doesn't matter if you auto succeed if you succeed against the wrong target :smallwink:
*covert teleportaion shenanigans*
Look out, Phoe! There's a Lix Lorn sneaking up on you!






Although if you think I was ever innocent... well. I'm hoping for a twist where it is revealed I orchestrated everything.
Yes, even that.

Even that?!
You... You... MONSTER!

I approve :smallbiggrin:


*Looks at the picture he's working on*
*Looks at that*
Well, that beats everything I'll ever be able to make.

Ach. Thanqol, this is your territory, mate. Give him the ol' rousing speach, ol' Hoss.


I've had that thought process before. Many will tell you to ignore it or prove it wrong. I just gave up on drawing well and put more effort into something I'm actually good at (writing, apparently). Yay, efficient allocation of effort!

Specialization and insects, and all that.
Wouldn't you rather be a good artist, AND writer? 75% proficiency in two categories pays for itself in ways 99% in one category never will. Ah well. Different perspectives are always valuable.


So I had to go to this family luncheon picnic thing today, with all the extended family I haven't seen in months. One of those boring things, although at least the food was good and the weather was fantastic, so I could hardly complain.

Especially, since it turns out a couple of my very young second cousins have apparently watched the show, because they tried to serenade us all with renditions of 'Evil Enchantress' and 'Winter Wrap Up'. It was the most adorable thing I've seen in months. :smallsmile:

I was so tempted to join in, but I managed to stop the urge. :smallbiggrin:

Resisted urge?

EsperDark, I am disappoint.


Yeah, but I'm having second thoughts now. Do you see that narrative structure? Five to one he's some sort of protagonist. And it may be my eyes going sour from...

*counts off a few things on his fingers*

...something, but I could swear we went monochrome an hour ago. That can only mean one thing: Film Noir, and nopony wins in a Film Noir.

Also, it figures I think of an awesome thread name a day after it could be used.

My Little Pony XI: Only Half-Hitched

Just think about it for a second. :smallwink:

Aww man~ we missed out on that? Horsefeathers.

[MCerberus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0u1COJ_cFQ&feature=channel_video_title

I watched the video.
just...
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/confusedemote.png

[Shadowy]

I watched the video.
just...
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/confusedemote.png

annnnnnd seconded.

[RdMarquis]

...Fine. Here's a second part.

Narrativist. That's what it says on my card. There tend to be two reactions to that little word – either a blank stare or a jump of recognition. Depends on whether the poor sap reading it has ever been in the Fanfic business, knows how dangerous messing directly with the Pattern is, has seen a Narrativist burn out.

The name's Fox. Raz Fox. They used to call me Pure and Honest. It was a joke, you see. I lie through my teeth all the time, and as for pure... well, I used to work for the Guild. Heck, I was on the Council. Their professional Narrativist. I told heist stories, steamy kidnapping yarns, and kept escapes running on the predictable tropes. But then there was the vote and... I got out of that mess. For good, I'd thought.

It was raining again. I pulled my coat around me, tight, in a futile attempt to keep the cold and wet out. My waterproof pockets were filled with Guild tools. I wasn't the finest binder, that was my old buddy, Mask. But I could use a gag in a pinch, and it would take a full-on weaving to take someone like Lix down. I wasn't even sure I could do it. All the pieces were in place, and I still wasn't sure I could do it.

I'd need some help.

I wished I was working with Mask and Shimmer again.

I stepped in a puddle, and the water splashed up my leg, dripping down into my boots. Blast. True to my profession, that was the moment I noticed the neon-burn reflected off the wet pavement. I looked up, squinting my eyes to stare into the garish green-and-purple glow. The edges of my lips curled up into a grim smile. This was the place.

There was a bouncer at the door, a burly chap with a wilting rose pushed through the lapel of his coat. He glared at me, stepping forward to suggest that a skinny geek like me might want to go elsewhere. I held up my glove, which had several chains running from fingertip to wrist. He backed off, though he was still giving me the evil eye. Like I cared.

The place was loud. They had a live band playing, and the laughter of rogues who've had too much to drink, gossip and swearing and drinking-songs. Cigarette smoke hung heavy in the air, resting rancid on my tongue. A doorman stepped forward to accept my coat, but I waved him off and stepped on through to the bar.

The barman was a stringy, thin pony, with veteran's scars and a mean patch. I waved him over, my coat dripping raindrops on the wooden floor. "Hey," I said quietly, opening my palm slightly. "I'm looking for the Amishman. It's our business." I gave an expressive eyebrow-waggle, and he nodded, stone-faced.
"Downstairs. Password's Lovelorn." I fished a silver dollar out of my pocket, flicking it to him with a nod. When I turned, I realized that I was getting a couple of stares. Bleeding Luna, a few of them looked like Cut Ropers, and they had muscles on top of their muscles, so I pulled into the Pattern slightly. A darkly handsome pony strode across the room, his slick red-white coat swaying with his hips. A thug started from his table to challenge him, and their gazes met. The thug lowered his eyes after a long moment, and then sat back down. Nopony else dared challenge him.

I didn't immediately feel the backlash as I started down the stairs, which was bad. Better a fast burn than a hex. Three to one it'd bite me in the plot before the night was through, but I wasn't a fighting pony. No, I needed ponies who could fight for me, long enough for me to pull something from the weave complex enough to trap her. The stairs creaked under my boots, and I took a deep breath to steady myself. It'd been too long since I'd pulled something like this, against somepony so formidable.

I knocked on the door at the bottom of the stairs, a simple cellar-door. "Lovelorn," I said. The door was pulled back, and I stepped into the den of vice. There were ponies all over, gambling, drinking things that weren't even legal in Equestria, and above it all was the stench of poppy-smoke.

He was in there, a mare on either arm, playing poker with his boys. They were a motley bunch, and if the police came anywhere near this place, they'd be arrested on the spot. Griffon-feathers were stuck through their bandannas, and repeater pistols hung by their thighs. They were wearing real leather, and they were all missing a few teeth.
They were also ex-Guild, like me. The Amishman looked up as I approached the table, removing my hat as a sign of respect. His face didn't move a muscle, though he did take a deep breath and lean forward. "Hey, Pure and Honest. Long time, no see."
"Arrrr," I said. Dumb thing to say in front of the roughest band of airship pirates I'd ever meet, but I had a dumb sense of humor like that. "Mind if I have a seat?"
"No. I mean, yeah. Er. You can't sit there." One of his boys started playing with his pistol, giving me a meaningful glance.
"I'm looking to hire. Well, hire isn't the right word. I've got a plan, and I need your help."
"I can't help you catch her," he said. He looked back down at his cards, obviously telling me to go.
"Yes, you can," I said. "There's none better than the Amish Boys, and I've got a very clever plan, you see-"
"You might not remember," the Amishman said, "But your clever plans had a habit of forgetting the little guys. Plus, ticking off the Big Bird. We're honest men, now."
"Honest?"
"Well, we're not doing the Guild thing anymore," he said, rolling his eyes. "Last I heard, neither were you."
"This is different. It's... personal." White coat, bark-brown mane- "And if we don't take her down, pretty soon, the Cutters are going to declare war on the Guild. War between the two biggest gangs in the country, with Lix herself doing whatever-the-heck she wants to. This isn't about the Guild. This is about doing what's right."
"I don't do what's right," the Amishman said, sadly, "I do what's profitable. And I'm already working for somepony, sorry."
I saw the reflection in his goggles too late.

Thwip. That's the sound of a tranq striking true.

This is why I hate hexes. Better to feel your nerves burn once than to have your luck run out when you need it most.

I fell to my knees, catching the table with my elbow. I propped myself up on it, glaring at the Amishman. "Traitor," I managed to spit out, slurring badly. "S-she's crazy."
"And rich," he said, shrugging his shoulders. Behind me, Lix giggled.
"Hey, Raz. Long time, no see. Y'know, because you voted to keep me locked up forever, where I wouldn't be able to see anything? That's why it's funny!"
"If y-you have to 'plain th' joke," I said, "'snot funny."
That's when she shot me again, and my head bounced off the table.

Yes. That is awesome. Will we be seeing the thrilling conclusion anytime soon? :smallbiggrin:

[Lix Lorn]

linkgone
That's the most offensive thing I've seen today. :smallfrown:
The words, presumably from the original, not the ponified one.

[EsperDerek]

annnnnnd seconded.

Prrettty much thirded.

[darthbobcat]

That's the most offensive thing I've seen today. :smallfrown:
The words, presumably from the original, not the ponified one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqAxGUa5Tqc Please accept this lighthearted apology.

As well an apology apology: sorry, I realize now that was mean spirited, especially given the general tone of the board.

[Trixie]

by the way, I found Trixie hidden in another episode, Bridlle Gossip. around minute 20:00.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ukE6zq2Co_k/TfzeyMJqvdI/AAAAAAAAAhA/dhz6WK-zVE4/TGAPTisbackBriddleGossip.png

The prove: the reflections in her eyes. Normal ponies and the mane six have two reflections; Trixie only has one. Thus the normal pony above seems to have an oval reflection since they are actually two, and Trixie has a round reflection.

Eh, I'd downloading BG in HD to check (why both Trixie episodes had to be the last, dammit! >_< ) But it looks to me 'Trixies' have 5 different colors between them, none matching BB. But, I'll check :smalltongue:


Nicely drawn, though I have to quote Calculon here.

Calculon: I'm not familiar with the type of thing I'm seeing
Real wizards use simulacrums? Then what did (show) Trixie use?

OOOH ICE BURN!
www.equestriadaily.com
But the name! The naaaaaaaaaaame! The thread is called Mmph! My attempts to rationalize it aside, what else could it beeeeeeeeeee?

It burns, precious! It burns!
Also I hope you guys are happy with your bondage thread. Maybe you'll finally get sick of it.

....where is that orbital cannon picture when you need it :smallannoyed:

Or maybe I should dig up that Trixie/neighsayers one? ;P

[Lix Lorn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqAxGUa5Tqc Please accept this lighthearted apology.

As well an apology apology: sorry, I realize now that was mean spirited, especially given the general tone of the board.
Is okay... I think that's just kinda my personal berserk tear button.

[Raz_Fox]

That's the most offensive thing I've seen today. :smallfrown:
The words, presumably from the original, not the ponified one.

I say, what's this video?

*monocle pops off*

Agreed. Aaaaand people quoted it, so now it's nigh-impossible to remove. :smallannoyed:


Yes. That is awesome. Will we be seeing the thrilling conclusion anytime soon? :smallbiggrin:

Once I stop being lazy/work-minded and get to writing the thrilling conclusion! (Also, Brazen Shield has a spin-off(?) in the works, so don't forget to encourage him!)

[Welf]

So, i've been utterly bewildered what makes this show so popular here. So, having a 6 year old daughter, I decided, "What the hell?" and downloaded the first 24 episodes.

Well, 10 episodes later, I can safely say I'm still utterly bewildered by the fan following among adults. I could have understood if it were, say, Backyardigans (which is a truly brilliant show for young kids, though I wouldn't create a fan club for it), but...I don't get this.

However, my daughter loves it, which makes the bandwidth usage entirely worthwhile. Thank you for giving me something with which to entertain her. :smallsmile:

I'm interested, why does your daughter like the show? Who's her favourite pony? This is the very unique chance of getting to know what the intended target group thinks. For some reason prepubescent girls do not post often on forums from D&D based webcomics.


Do not worry, my Lord. There is also more Internet. Always more Kloudmutt.


Kloudmutt does have some interesting stuff. But I don't feel like testing the boundaries of the forum rules. :smallwink:

[darthbobcat]

I say, what's this video?

*monocle pops off*

Agreed. Aaaaand people quoted it, so now it's nigh-impossible to remove. :smallannoyed:



Once I stop being lazy/work-minded and get to writing the thrilling conclusion! (Also, Brazen Shield has a spin-off(?) in the works, so don't forget to encourage him!)

Well, I removed it.

And Trixie, that wasn't meant as any sort of insult to you. None of it. A lot of those weren't about you in the slightest. I'm allowed to make jokes at Show Trixie's expense and when I do, it isn't about you.

And it was more unhappiness with the general topic of bondage.

[PhoeKun]

Phoesauce continues to make me laugh. It is, like, the most inherently funny word ever. I wish I could pour that on pizza, it'd make it 20% cooler. Phoesauce, Phoesauce, Phoesauce! Okay, I'm done.

Also, please tell me you aren't leaving the thread! That would make Raz sad. Like, really sad.

http://i.imgur.com/RZwfo.jpg

I'm not leaving, I'm just trying to be a good girl and not stir up trouble or negative feelings.

Also, yes. Phoesauce is a wonderful word, although not one I ever thought I would hear (or be excited to hear, for that matter). Goes great on chicken, too.

[Aotrs Commander]

Hrrgh. I spent about an hour typing up a post, in which I realised Celestia has some parallels as a character with the Doctor, and then I got carried away into including a full on pony-based mini-Doctor Who parody; and the boards ate it.

Naturally, despite the fact I normally copy-paste my posts to prevent this exact thing from happening, the one. Time. I don't do it, it gets me. (And after I'd copy-pasted a single line around as well.)

All I can really say is : &$£*.

Oddly enough, I don't feel like typing out again at the moment.

[Raz_Fox]

Well, I removed it.

And Trixie, that wasn't meant as any sort of insult to you. None of it. A lot of those weren't about you in the slightest. I'm allowed to make jokes at Show Trixie's expense and when I do, it isn't about you.

And it was more unhappiness with the general topic of bondage.

Apology accepted, then! Let us frolic!

Be free, my fine feathered friend! Be FREEEEEE!


I'm not leaving, I'm just trying to be a good girl and not stir up trouble or negative feelings.

Also, yes. Phoesauce is a wonderful word, although not one I ever thought I would hear (or be excited to hear, for that matter). Goes great on chicken, too.

Oki doki loki! I'll be good too, I promise! http://i.imgur.com/ROEne.jpg

For some reason, I am now craving Haggis Pizza smothered in Phoesauce.

[Thanqol]

*Win*

*Also Win*

Insufficient additional high fives can be deployed.


I've had that thought process before. Many will tell you to ignore it or prove it wrong. I just gave up on drawing well and put more effort into something I'm actually good at (writing, apparently). Yay, efficient allocation of effort!

Exactly. Look, man, if I have a regret it's saying "I can't draw, so I may as well give up trying to learn". I started learning how to draw again a month ago (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200108) and my progress is already amazing.

This is not the sort of thing you're born with. This is the sort of thing you learn through study and practise, just like writing. The only way to improve is to keep trying. The only way to lose is to not play.



I was so tempted to join in, but I managed to stop the urge. :smallbiggrin:

C'mon, stop the urge? I sing those songs all the time at work. Out loud, in public.

Maybe SiuiS had a point when he was talking about social inhibitions.

[Shadowy]

Hrrgh. I spent about an hour typing up a post, in which I realised Celestia has some parallels as a character with the Doctor, and then I got carried away into including a full on pony-based mini-Doctor Who parody; and the boards ate it.

Naturally, despite the fact I normally copy-paste my posts to prevent this exact thing from happening, the one. Time. I don't do it, it gets me. (And after I'd copy-pasted a single line around as well.)

All I can really say is : &$£*.

Oddly enough, I don't feel like typing out again at the moment.

That really sucks... that sounds interesting and now I really want to see it.

[ScionoftheVoid]

Specialization and insects, and all that.
Wouldn't you rather be a good artist, AND writer? 75% proficiency in two categories pays for itself in ways 99% in one category never will. Ah well. Different perspectives are always valuable.

Hm? Not familiar with what you're referencing there.

Not really. I don't do things by half measures. If I'm going to try to be good at something, I'm going to try to be incredibly good at it. If I'm going to write, I am going to write bleeding well. If I am going to be a good artist, I am going to make people think "I have never seen a more detailed monster", not "wow, the proportions are terrible and I don't think he knows what perspective is". If I am going to hang from the cieling unable to speak I am going to play the part as best I can (mostly through expressions which suggest the phrase "ha ha very funny" slowly giving way to dread and outright terror as I realise I'm scared of heights and noone likes me enough to get me down). I am also lazy, so I'd much rather devote half the effort to be 99% in writing than all of it to be 75% in two fields. And equally, 99% in one field can do things 75% in two fields never even dreamed of. So I'll stick to what I've been complimented on rather than wasting my time in an area in which I've only ever had my work tossed aside.

And of course, the working hard thing works for other people. It must, to be recommended so often. It is just entirely incompatible with the way I do things. Different people do things differently, and I don't want it to be universally seen as awful that someone gives up because they legitimately feel they could not add to a field. But then, I'm weird. Very weird. So take anything and everything I say with a pinch of salt, a few dashes of pepper, and - heck - half the shelf of condiments.

Edit: Thanquol, I think you got the wrong idea. Lots of people advocate continuing to try hard at something even if you think someone will always be better than you. I don't. I advocate doing what you will enjoy doing. Personally, I wasn't going to enjoy practicing drawing, nor taking another year of a course which taught me less all year than most other subjects managed in a single lesson (though it did manage to teach me that the work I want to do sucks and should be replaced by what the teacher wants, that was something really hammered into me over the course of the year). So I gave up. I doodle, but I'm not going to try to draw professionally or work hard at it. I hate working hard. If it feels like work I don't want to do it. So I channeled my creative energies into my writing and feel much better for it.

[darthbobcat]

Hrrgh. I spent about an hour typing up a post, in which I realised Celestia has some parallels as a character with the Doctor, and then I got carried away into including a full on pony-based mini-Doctor Who parody; and the boards ate it.

Naturally, despite the fact I normally copy-paste my posts to prevent this exact thing from happening, the one. Time. I don't do it, it gets me. (And after I'd copy-pasted a single line around as well.)

All I can really say is : &$£*.

Oddly enough, I don't feel like typing out again at the moment.

I know that feel, bro.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/109/932/1298947205716.png?1301522781

[Brazen Shield]

I say, what's this video?

*monocle pops off*

Agreed. Aaaaand people quoted it, so now it's nigh-impossible to remove. :smallannoyed:



Once I stop being lazy/work-minded and get to writing the thrilling conclusion! (Also, Brazen Shield has a spin-off(?) in the works, so don't forget to encourage him!)
Thank you for the mention~
I.... I.... I'm a girl...

[darthbobcat]

I.... I.... I'm a girl...

I also know THAT feel. In like thread 2, I posted a video of a girl doing ukelele on Giggle with the Ghosties, and someone was like "I didn't know DBC was a girl!"

And that is why I added that information to my stuff.

And yeah, I hadn't realized that. Sorry if I ever called you a guy.

[Rebelhero]

My word, it takes me a long time to catch up with all you guys after work... And also...
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Destroyan/Ponies/ilvr7b.jpg

[darthbobcat]

Hah! I already had friendship in my heart! Is has no effect on me!

[Welf]

Eh, I'd downloading BG in HD to check (why both Trixie episodes had to be the last, dammit! >_< ) But it looks to me 'Trixies' have 5 different colors between them, none matching BB. But, I'll check :smalltongue:

I watched it in 1080 and they seem to have the same colour pattern. Although there seem to be a certain variance between the three outer and the inner one. But that could be the effect of the darker surroundings. Hm. I guess real HD will have to settle that.
(And I finally found Boast Busters in 1080.)


Well, I removed it.

Good thing I clicked on it in time. Usually I'm to late to see the stuff that got deleted.


I.... I.... I'm a girl...

A girl? In a My little pony thread? I find that hard to believe. :smallwink:

[ScionoftheVoid]

Hah! I already had friendship in my heart! Is has no effect on me!

Hmm... I have accepted the light of friendship, but the darkness of hate is strong in me as well. I'm... not sure what's going to happen to me. Maybe I'll be unnaffected. Maybe I'll be completely gone. I'll just let the colours wash over me, so cool, so... cold.

[Thanqol]

So I'll stick to what I've been complimented on rather than wasting my time in an area in which I've only ever had my work tossed aside.

I made the exact same point to myself seven years ago. I regret it, I regret it so bad. I'm certain you'll end up doing the same if you quit now.


And of course, the working hard thing works for other people. It must, to be recommended so often. It is just entirely incompatible with the way I do things. Different people do things differently, and I don't want it to be universally seen as awful that someone gives up because they legitimately feel they could not add to a field. But then, I'm weird. Very weird. So take anything and everything I say with a pinch of salt, a few dashes of pepper, and - heck - half the shelf of condiments.

See, I made the exact same point myself. I was certain my brain worked differently, in a way that wasn't conductive to artistic endeavours. I was content being a writer, and specialized in that for seven years. And it worked out pretty well, I'm a half-decent wordsmith.

But then I made myself do art. And I figured out that this was an excuse. It didn't matter how my brain worked, if I did the thing even when I didn't want to and even when I was producing uncanny valley trash I was still learning something every day. And I'm certain that I'm going to get to where I want to be, even though I thought I never could.

Giving up is always tragic.

[SiuiS]

Is okay... I think that's just kinda my personal berserk tear button.

that's interesting. Is there a polite way I can ask for more information, or should I let the topic be?


I say, what's this video?

*monocle pops off*

Agreed. Aaaaand people quoted it, so now it's nigh-impossible to remove. :smallannoyed:



Once I stop being lazy/work-minded and get to writing the thrilling conclusion! (Also, Brazen Shield has a spin-off(?) in the works, so don't forget to encourage her!)

Um... Fixed that last part for ya ;3

Also, ask them to change their quotes. I've done it successfully. That's the magic of friendship, Raz! And that's fabulous!


I'm interested, why does your daughter like the show? Who's her favourite pony? This is the very unique chance of getting to know what the intended target group thinks. For some reason prepubescent girls do not post often on forums from D&D based webcomics.


...

Yes, this is so very true. Har.



Kloudmutt does have some interesting stuff. But I don't feel like testing the boundaries of the forum rules. :smallwink:

True. Plus, I'm pretty sure Irbis already posted the three board-safe Kloudmutt pictures already (though, what? A least 6 threads ago? MADNESS!)


I'm not leaving, I'm just trying to be a good girl and not stir up trouble or negative feelings.

Also, yes. Phoesauce is a wonderful word, although not one I ever thought I would hear (or be excited to hear, for that matter). Goes great on chicken, too. *furrowed brow*

But, isn't Scootaloo too young for that kind of beh--

Oooooooh.

My bad.
for wanting to draw that, I mean


Oooh, am I one of them?
GO-GO-GADGET CONTEXT REMOVAL LICENSE!

Yes, yes you are. In that of the last 10 quotes that have been dropped, at least 8 have been yours :smallfrown:



I do.
And that's why. :smalltongue:

Succinct! It doesn't get any simpler than that, fillies and gentlecolts. How could you argue with such simple, earnest responses?


Hrrgh. I spent about an hour typing up a post, in which I realised Celestia has some parallels as a character with the Doctor, and then I got carried away into including a full on pony-based mini-Doctor Who parody; and the boards ate it.

Naturally, despite the fact I normally copy-paste my posts to prevent this exact thing from happening, the one. Time. I don't do it, it gets me. (And after I'd copy-pasted a single line around as well.)

All I can really say is : &$£*.

Oddly enough, I don't feel like typing out again at the moment.

That feel.
I know it.


Apology accepted, then! Let us frolic!

Be free, my fine feathered friend! Be FREEEEEE!

Oki doki loki! I'll be good too, I promise! http://i.imgur.com/ROEne.jpg


You know, folks. I'm pretty sure this sort of scenario is what the spoiler box is for. If you want to post something that would irk DBC, put it in a box labeled "Official Guild Business" or something equally classy. That way, he knows he isn't missing anything, you aren't walking on proverbial eggshells, and Nopony gets stepped on in the toe region.


For some reason, I am now craving Haggis Pizza smothered in Phoesauce.
eeeeeeeew


Hm? Not familiar with what you're referencing there.

The quote in question;


A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

As for the rest, I have a speech myself, hinging on a depth versus breadth fallacy. But! You said 'lazy'. Which I completely understand, and undercuts any argument I could make.

So, ok then :3
Rock on, Brony.


I know that feel, bro.

Yes. This feel, it is a common one.

[EsperDerek]

C'mon, stop the urge? I sing those songs all the time at work. Out loud, in public.

Maybe SiuiS had a point when he was talking about social inhibitions.

I have a terrible singing voice though. :smallfrown:

[Kyouhen]

Hm? Not familiar with what you're referencing there.

Not really. I don't do things by half measures. If I'm going to try to be good at something, I'm going to try to be incredibly good at it. If I'm going to write, I am going to write bleeding well. If I am going to be a good artist, I am going to make people think "I have never seen a more detailed monster", not "wow, the proportions are terrible and I don't think he knows what perspective is". If I am going to hang from the cieling unable to speak I am going to play the part as best I can (mostly through expressions which suggest the phrase "ha ha very funny" slowly giving way to dread and outright terror as I realise I'm scared of heights and noone likes me enough to get me down). I am also lazy, so I'd much rather devote half the effort to be 99% in writing than all of it to be 75% in two fields. And equally, 99% in one field can do things 75% in two fields never even dreamed of. So I'll stick to what I've been complimented on rather than wasting my time in an area in which I've only ever had my work tossed aside.

And of course, the working hard thing works for other people. It must, to be recommended so often. It is just entirely incompatible with the way I do things. Different people do things differently, and I don't want it to be universally seen as awful that someone gives up because they legitimately feel they could not add to a field. But then, I'm weird. Very weird. So take anything and everything I say with a pinch of salt, a few dashes of pepper, and - heck - half the shelf of condiments.

Edit: Thanquol, I think you got the wrong idea. Lots of people advocate continuing to try hard at something even if you think someone will always be better than you. I don't. I advocate doing what you will enjoy doing. Personally, I wasn't going to enjoy practicing drawing, nor taking another year of a course which taught me less all year than most other subjects managed in a single lesson (though it did manage to teach me that the work I want to do sucks and should be replaced by what the teacher wants, that was something really hammered into me over the course of the year). So I gave up. I doodle, but I'm not going to try to draw professionally or work hard at it. I hate working hard. If it feels like work I don't want to do it. So I channeled my creative energies into my writing and feel much better for it.

This. Very much this. Working hard is great and all, but in my mind knowing your limits is more important. We're getting into CMC stuff here. Working hard can make you good at anything, but unless it's your special talent you'll never be great at it. There are always going to be things that you just aren't that great at, and no matter how much you practice you'll never be the best. If you keep working at something and find it just isn't getting any better, it probably isn't what you're meant to be doing.

Wow, that sounds kind of depressing. But honestly in my case I know I'm never going to be much of an artist. I took a good 8 or 9 art classes in high school wanting to get into art and did decently at them. Not great, just decent. Give me a computer and I can turn out some good stuff, give me a pencil and I fail horribly. So I went and became a programmer instead, and I love it. I still like to draw once in a while, and I still like artsy projects like models and whatnot, but I know I'm never going to be as amazing as some of the people who end up on the Drawfriends stuff (and frankly was amazed to see some of my Repo!nies show up there >_>) but that's just fine by me. I can do well enough to keep me happy and that's all I need.

And to finish off on a good note because that still sounds rather depressing, do what makes you happy and forget what everyone else is doing. If drawing ponies in Paint makes you happy and you like how they turn out, then go do that. :smalltongue:

[Thanqol]

And to finish off on a good note because that still sounds rather depressing, do what makes you happy and forget what everyone else is doing. If drawing ponies in Paint makes you happy and you like how they turn out, then go do that. :smalltongue:

"I can't" is wrong. "I don't want to" is entirely acceptable.

[Kyouhen]

"I can't" is wrong. "I don't want to" is entirely acceptable.

...
*Totally wishes it had occurred to him to put it that way instead of wall-o-texting it*

[ScionoftheVoid]

I made the exact same point to myself seven years ago. I regret it, I regret it so bad. I'm certain you'll end up doing the same if you quit now.

That's too bad, considering I've already quit and have recently felt really happy for the first time in years. I wrote a short piece which I didn't spend much time on. It got more compliments than anything I've ever drawn. And it made me feel wonderful. I thought I remembered joy when I read Phoe's Rainbows series, and when watching the show this thread is about. But it felt so much better. When I can readily describe that spark of hope flowing through me, awakening emotions long held in check - so long I couldn't remember what they were like, so long I didn't realise they were shackled - rising and spinning and warming as if my heart were a burning coal rather than cold stone, I will be a writer and I will be a better person than I could ever be if I were to continue futility in art.


See, I made the exact same point myself. I was certain my brain worked differently, in a way that wasn't conductive to artistic endeavours. I was content being a writer, and specialized in that for seven years. And it worked out pretty well, I'm a half-decent wordsmith.

But then I made myself do art. And I figured out that this was an excuse. It didn't matter how my brain worked, if I did the thing even when I didn't want to and even when I was producing uncanny valley trash I was still learning something every day. And I'm certain that I'm going to get to where I want to be, even though I thought I never could.

Giving up is always tragic.

Yeah, the problem with that? If I'm having to make myself do something, it isn't worth it. Suffering is the worst thing in the world, the absolute most foul, despicable thing. If I could I would wipe it from the surface of this world, of all worlds. The thought of it boils my blood. I will not put myself through it just to be bested by someone who is plainly and obviously better than me.

I must, and will, vehemently disagree. If you wish to continue the discussion I'm afraid it will have to be in PMs. It will be altogether too heated for this board, let alone this thread.

Thank you for understanding, SiuiS.

[darthbobcat]

And now it's time to clear some of this bad blood via an image dump.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/136/526/130842299768.png?1308431093

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/167/b/b/the_3_little_ponies_by_yoshiman1118-d3j49jj.png

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/169/e/f/dash__s_parents_by_caramelmlp-d3j8hd5.jpg

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/169/3/5/derpy__i_am_disappoint_by_closer_to_the_sun-d3j8v5v.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/169/3/6/all_is_lost_by_jimbo1023-d3j80g1.jpg
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN IN IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN FILLYDELPHIA.

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/169/2/3/yeeeehaw_by_theartrix-d3j803l.png

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/168/c/f/applebloom_handmade_figure_by_vegeta_always_wins-d3j7kss.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/168/8/f/8fc3161249cee495e666f2921508e468-d3j547a.png

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/167/b/e/derpfamous_by_tacoman395-d3j4bhn.jpg

http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/166/4/4/celestia_by_tamponandtwilaloop-d3iztps.jpg

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/169/e/7/pinkamena_by_lavosvsbahamut-d3j8jdc.jpg

http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/167/a/2/fluttershy_by_tamponandtwilaloop-d3j2eqb.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/163/5/6/lessons_art_by_low_key_by_dizzypacce-d3irz82.png

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/168/f/d/construction_by_willdrawforfood1-d3j796h.png

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/168/2/2/221c92d8612077d59325e0da7b5be880-d3j5uc0.png

[ScionoftheVoid]

And now it's time to clear some of this bad blood via an image dump.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/136/526/130842299768.png?1308431093

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/167/b/b/the_3_little_ponies_by_yoshiman1118-d3j49jj.png

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/169/e/f/dash__s_parents_by_caramelmlp-d3j8hd5.jpg

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/169/3/5/derpy__i_am_disappoint_by_closer_to_the_sun-d3j8v5v.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/169/3/6/all_is_lost_by_jimbo1023-d3j80g1.jpg
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN IN IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN FILLYDELPHIA.

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/169/2/3/yeeeehaw_by_theartrix-d3j803l.png

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/168/c/f/applebloom_handmade_figure_by_vegeta_always_wins-d3j7kss.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/168/8/f/8fc3161249cee495e666f2921508e468-d3j547a.png

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/167/b/e/derpfamous_by_tacoman395-d3j4bhn.jpg

http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/166/4/4/celestia_by_tamponandtwilaloop-d3iztps.jpg

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/169/e/7/pinkamena_by_lavosvsbahamut-d3j8jdc.jpg

http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/167/a/2/fluttershy_by_tamponandtwilaloop-d3j2eqb.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/163/5/6/lessons_art_by_low_key_by_dizzypacce-d3irz82.png

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/168/f/d/construction_by_willdrawforfood1-d3j796h.png

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/168/2/2/221c92d8612077d59325e0da7b5be880-d3j5uc0.png


I needed that, thanks.

Determined, straight hair Pinkie was great.

[Kyouhen]

And now it's time to clear some of this bad blood via an image dump.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/136/526/130842299768.png?1308431093



Good sir, I demand to know where this button is located.

[darthbobcat]

Good sir, I demand to know where this button is located.

In the heart of every child.

Also, Cleavland. Go to third street and ask for Mitch.

[Lix Lorn]

that's interesting. Is there a polite way I can ask for more information, or should I let the topic be?
Well, that passive aggressive method works. :smalltongue:
Do you have Skype/AIM/YIM/MSN?


GO-GO-GADGET CONTEXT REMOVAL LICENSE!

Yes, yes you are. In that of the last 10 quotes that have been dropped, at least 8 have been yours :smallfrown:
Now am sad. (sad derpy face)

[SiuiS]

Insufficient additional high fives can be deployed.

WE MUST COMBINE OUR POWERS

WE MUST BECOME THE HOOFCHATONCHEIRES, AND LEARN THE ARTS OF E. HONDA

That should be enough, right? Hundred arms, lightspeed high fives?


C'mon, stop the urge? I sing those songs all the time at work. Out loud, in public.

Maybe SiuiS had a point when he was talking about social inhibitions.

I know, right? Although customers have the weirdest interpretations of "thread by thread, sticthing them together" I've ever heard.
And the one time someone recognized the song, an 8 year old girl made fun of me for watching My Little Pony. But I am ever hopeful, with a song in my heart!



I.... I.... I'm a girl...

See? Told ya ;)


My word, it takes me a long time to catch up with all you guys after work... And also...
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Destroyan/Ponies/ilvr7b.jpg


A girl? In a My little pony thread? I find that hard to believe. :smallwink:

Well, we have Trixie and Phoe and Lix. I'm also inclined to include Soft Serve. It's not so surprising.


do what makes you happy and forget what everyone else is doing. If drawing ponies in Paint makes you happy and you like how they turn out, then go do that.

EEEyup. That's why I still draw all amateur style (though I'm getting rather good at it). I draw because I enjoy the physical and mental feel of putting curves of various depths onto paper.

It just so happens that this means I draw curvy people a lot. *shrug*

[darthbobcat]

The only cure for sad Derpy face is happy Derpy face!
http://th02.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2011/114/0/7/happy_derpth_day_by_turbulosus-d3etpvc.png

[MCerberus]

I've got the first panel of a comic done, working title "Non-Euclidean Geometry with Applebloom." Dialog for the first 3 panels in a spoiler so you know what to expect.


AB: Applejack! I finally got my cutie-mark!
AJ: That's great hun, what is it?
----
AB: It's a cutie mark cutie-mark!
----
AJ: What in the...

[AlterForm]

I've got the first panel of a comic done, working title "Non-Euclidean Geometry with Applebloom." Dialog for the first 3 panels in a spoiler so you know what to expect.


AB: Applejack! I finally got my cutie-mark!
AJ: That's great hun, what is it?
----
AB: It's a cutie mark cutie-mark!
----
AJ: What in the...

Just don't go muddyin' the issue with any fancy math-a-matics.

[Jahkaivah]

If it's any consolation darthbobcat, I vaguely remember the original ad actually being played at my old school during sex education, so I don't think it was that bad.

[Aotrs Commander]

Apparently sheer bloody-minded stubbornness wins out, as I re-wrote it...

What happened was I'd been watching Doctor Who clips on youtube mostly listening to the music while working on starships (in between listening to MLP music), and it occurred to me that Celestia and the Doctor have quite a few paralellels. Probably because of the more obvious Doctor Whoof, it doesn't appeared that anyone had though of that, i.e. that Celestia could be a very Doctor-like character. They are both, as Amy Pond once said, "very old and very kind". One can imagine Celestia has done a lot of bad things, because she had no other choice in her past (as the Doctor has), but doesn't let the guilt rule her. And certainly, she's had to deal with the loss of so many of her shorter lived compatriots, like he has. It might explain why Equestria doesn't have a standing army, if whenever an external crisis crops up, she goes all Doctor on them (with her magic replacing the sonic screwdriver).

Mainly, though, (because I am very sad), I could just see her going up to some invading enemy force, all smiles and politeness, and, when diplomacy failed, doing her best Matt Smith impression, from one of my top moments of the series:

"Hello. I'm the Princess.

"Basically? Run."



And of course, that line of thought lead me to think about one of my other favorite moments in the series. (Remember why I keep telling you me thinking is a bad thing...)

Minor spoiler for "A Good Man Goes to War" in the sense that scene being spoofed is the pre-title teaser.
The cusith fleet sat an anchor under the morning sun. Fifty vessels, warships and transport both, a forest of masts and charcoal-grey sails, each adorned with the device of Necanis; a baying hound against a sickly-green moon. The docks bustled with activity, a sea of black, grey and green canine quadrupeds doing repairs, loading supplies and weapons and all the other duties the fleet required.

On the shoreline, dozens of tents formed a temporary city of canvas, from the beach all the way up the hillside to the cliffs above, arisen to solely to house the troops ashore and to load the fleet in its temporary harbour, away from prying eyes.

On the cliffs above, the cusith lord reclined in his pavilion, on a makeshift throne of cushions, watching his warriors load the fleet. The cusith lord allowed a cold smirk to cross his canine features. All the preparations for the invasion of Ungulasia were going to schedule. With all the chaos abroad, it was the perfect time to strike. Now without their former hippogryph allies to warn them, the Ungulasians would been taken by complete surprise and would quickly fall. Let other countries rely on words, or empty shows of force; he knew the true power was in information. And Necanis had the best intelligence service in the world. After all, when you could question the very dead themselves, there was no secret you could bury deep enough.

He was woken from his reverie by one of his captains, sprinting up from the encampment on the hill to his left. The captain wore a look of concern, his tongue lolling as he ran.

“My lord, we has a security breech in the docks!” he panted as he entered earshot.

The cusith lord frowned. The security around the camp was impeccable – he had organised most of it himself. Beside, who even knew they were here?

“What kind of-” the lord began, but he was interrupted as one of the large tents about half-way up the hill suddenly collapsed in on itself, causing great alarm and consternation.

“That.” The captain said. As the lord watched, another tent, this one closer, was hit by some sort of high-velocity, vaguely spherical object; perhaps no more than the size of his paw. Whatever is was, it punched through the canvas took out the central pole.

“Well, don’t just stand there, go and sort it out!” the cusith lord bellowed. The captain barked a few terse orders, and the lord’s personal guard formed up in a line, their mail armour chinking in the breeze. But even as he watched, the cusith lord could see tent after tent fall over, all on a direct line to him.

The captain caught a glimpse of something moving in the last line of tents, and ushered a guttural bark. The line of guards bolted forwards and disappeared into the camp. The lord could hear some short barks, which turned into yelps as both large tents abruptly collapsed on top of the guards, who degenerated into a flailing melee of hound, canvas and snapping ropes. The cusith lord was angling to try and see what was going, when he heard a soft footfall from behind him. He snapped his head round and froze.

Standing there, quite unperturbed by all the furore, was an orange Equestrian pony. The cusith lord made an undignified scramble to his haunches. Despite the fact he was a good couple of heads taller than her, she regarded him from under a wide-brimmed hat with unconcerned cold green eyes. She was wearing a pannier which was filled with whatever she’d been using to take out the tents...wait, were those apples?

“Ah have a message, and a question,” she drawled tersely. “A message from the Princess, an’ a question from me.

“Where. Is. Mah. Sister!”

The cusith lord was momentarily nonplussed, and her eyes narrowed. “Don’t you be givin’ me that!” She paced around, coming to stand directly in front of him. “The Necanis army has the best spies in the world. Y’all hear everything! So yer tell me what yer know, now, and ah’ll be on mah way.”

The cusith lord finally placed her. One of the Elements of Harmony, the element of Honesty (such an over-rated concept). Ah yes, her sister had been kidnapped by the gagana (though why was a mystery.) Well, that would explain it. Out of the corner of his eye, he could that his guards had reformed, and were rushing back up to his tent. She was as good as caught, and then she would pay for her arrogance. Time to stall. Feeling his confidence return, he settled back down into a comfortable sitting posture.

“What is the Princess’s message?” He couldn’t quite keep the smug tone of superiority out of his voice.

The pony said nothing. A brilliant blast of white hot fire struck down from the sky – no from the SUN - and slammed into the fleet, blasting the furthest warship from the shore into kindling. As the frantic cusith crews abandoned their ships, the stream of fire swept through each and every ship in the fleet, blasting vessel after vessel into flaming fragments. The fires burned brightly, forming a backdrop of yellow-white flame behind the mare, who stood expressionless staring at him. The cusith lord’s smugness evaporated, and he cowered, a small whimper escaping his throat. His guards had stopped mid-run, gawping in terrified disbelief.

The pony took a single step forwards.

“Do ah need to repeat the question?”

[darthbobcat]

If it's any consolation darthbobcat, I vaguely remember the original ad actually being played at my old school during sex education, so I don't think it was that bad.

It is a consolation. I just don't want to go making a hostile environment after everything I've said about the subject of you know what.

Also, this may be the best thing ever invented.

http://my.deviantart.com/messages/#/d3j9d48

re: Doctor Princess Celestia:

Yeah, I see some similarities. I think Celestia is, deep down, a better person, but it would be interesting to see her go into Momma Grizzly mode with all the power of the sun.

[TheAmishPirate]

It is a consolation. I just don't want to go making a hostile environment after everything I've said about the subject of you know what.

Also, this may be the best thing ever invented.

http://my.deviantart.com/messages/#/d3j9d48

I almost clicked that.

With my laptop at full volume.

And parents in the other room.

:smalleek:

[Kyouhen]

Apparently sheer bloody-minded stubbornness wins out, as I re-wrote it...

What happened was I'd been watching Doctor Who clips on youtube mostly listening to the music while working on starships (in between listening to MLP music), and it occurred to me that Celestia and the Doctor have quite a few paralellels. Probably because of the more obvious Doctor Whoof, it doesn't appeared that anyone had though of that, i.e. that Celestia could be a very Doctor-like character. They are both, as Amy Pond once said, "very old and very kind". One can imagine Celestia has done a lot of bad things, because she had no other choice in her past (as the Doctor has), but doesn't let the guilt rule her. And certainly, she's had to deal with the loss of so many of her shorter lived compatriots, like he has. It might explain why Equestria doesn't have a standing army, if whenever an external crisis crops up, she goes all Doctor on them (with her magic replacing the sonic screwdriver).

Mainly, though, (because I am very sad), I could just see her going up to some invading enemy force, all smiles and politeness, and, when diplomacy failed, doing her best Matt Smith impression, from one of my top moments of the series:

"Hello. I'm the Princess.

"Basically? Run."



And of course, that line of thought lead me to think about one of my other favorite moments in the series. (Remember why I keep telling you me thinking is a bad thing...)

Minor spoiler for "A Good Man Goes to War" in the sense that scene being spoofed is the pre-title teaser.
The cusith fleet sat an anchor under the morning sun. Fifty vessels, warships and transport both, a forest of masts and charcoal-grey sails, each adorned with the device of Necanis; a baying hound against a sickly-green moon. The docks bustled with activity, a sea of black, grey and green canine quadrupeds doing repairs, loading supplies and weapons and all the other duties the fleet required.

On the shoreline, dozens of tents formed a temporary city of canvas, from the beach all the way up the hillside to the cliffs above, arisen to solely to house the troops ashore and to load the fleet in its temporary harbour, away from prying eyes.

On the cliffs above, the cusith lord reclined in his pavilion, on a makeshift throne of cushions, watching his warriors load the fleet. The cusith lord allowed a cold smirk to cross his canine features. All the preparations for the invasion of Ungulasia were going to schedule. With all the chaos abroad, it was the perfect time to strike. Now without their former hippogryph allies to warn them, the Ungulasians would been taken by complete surprise and would quickly fall. Let other countries rely on words, or empty shows of force; he knew the true power was in information. And Necanis had the best intelligence service in the world. After all, when you could question the very dead themselves, there was no secret you could bury deep enough.

He was woken from his reverie by one of his captains, sprinting up from the encampment on the hill to his left. The captain wore a look of concern, his tongue lolling as he ran.

“My lord, we has a security breech in the docks!” he panted as he entered earshot.

The cusith lord frowned. The security around the camp was impeccable – he had organised most of it himself. Beside, who even knew they were here?

“What kind of-” the lord began, but he was interrupted as one of the large tents about half-way up the hill suddenly collapsed in on itself, causing great alarm and consternation.

“That.” The captain said. As the lord watched, another tent, this one closer, was hit by some sort of high-velocity, vaguely spherical object; perhaps no more than the size of his paw. Whatever is was, it punched through the canvas took out the central pole.

“Well, don’t just stand there, go and sort it out!” the cusith lord bellowed. The captain barked a few terse orders, and the lord’s personal guard formed up in a line, their mail armour chinking in the breeze. But even as he watched, the cusith lord could see tent after tent fall over, all on a direct line to him.

The captain caught a glimpse of something moving in the last line of tents, and ushered a guttural bark. The line of guards bolted forwards and disappeared into the camp. The lord could hear some short barks, which turned into yelps as both large tents abruptly collapsed on top of the guards, who degenerated into a flailing melee of hound, canvas and snapping ropes. The cusith lord was angling to try and see what was going, when he heard a soft footfall from behind him. He snapped his head round and froze.

Standing there, quite unperturbed by all the furore, was an orange Equestrian pony. The cusith lord made an undignified scramble to his haunches. Despite the fact he was a good couple of heads taller than her, she regarded him from under a wide-brimmed hat with unconcerned cold green eyes. She was wearing a pannier which was filled with whatever she’d been using to take out the tents...wait, were those apples?

“Ah have a message, and a question,” she drawled tersely. “A message from the Princess, an’ a question from me.

“Where. Is. Mah. Sister!”

The cusith lord was momentarily nonplussed, and her eyes narrowed. “Don’t you be givin’ me that!” She paced around, coming to stand directly in front of him. “The Necanis army has the best spies in the world. Y’all hear everything! So yer tell me what yer know, now, and ah’ll be on mah way.”

The cusith lord finally placed her. One of the Elements of Harmony, the element of Honesty (such an over-rated concept). Ah yes, her sister had been kidnapped by the gagana (though why was a mystery.) Well, that would explain it. Out of the corner of his eye, he could that his guards had reformed, and were rushing back up to his tent. She was as good as caught, and then she would pay for her arrogance. Time to stall. Feeling his confidence return, he settled back down into a comfortable sitting posture.

“What is the Princess’s message?” He couldn’t quite keep the smug tone of superiority out of his voice.

The pony said nothing. A brilliant blast of white hot fire struck down from the sky – no from the SUN - and slammed into the fleet, blasting the furthest warship from the shore into kindling. As the frantic cusith crews abandoned their ships, the stream of fire swept through each and every ship in the fleet, blasting vessel after vessel into flaming fragments. The fires burned brightly, forming a backdrop of yellow-white flame behind the mare, who stood expressionless staring at him. The cusith lord’s smugness evaporated, and he cowered, a small whimper escaping his throat. His guards had stopped mid-run, gawping in terrified disbelief.

The pony took a single step forwards.

“Do ah need to repeat the question?”


I have but one thing to say to this!

Perfect timing, I was looking for a reason to use this and you just gave me one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/Balthasar_Gelt/citizen20kane20clapping.gif

[the_druid_droid]

It is a consolation. I just don't want to go making a hostile environment after everything I've said about the subject of you know what.

Also, this may be the best thing ever invented.

http://my.deviantart.com/messages/#/d3j9d48


Press button, receive pony indeed.

[darthbobcat]

And while we're at it, the artist has other instant pony buttons.

http://ganton3.deviantart.com/gallery/30883490#/d3hx0zm
http://ganton3.deviantart.com/gallery/30883490#/d3ht9bh
http://ganton3.deviantart.com/art/INSTANT-MACINTOSH-Flash-210776562?q=gallery%3Aganton3%2F30883490&qo=4
http://ganton3.deviantart.com/art/INSTANT-FLUTTERSHY-Flash-211870538?q=gallery%3Aganton3%2F30883490&qo=1

[Vent Reynolt]

These instant pony buttons are So Awesome! (http://ganton3.deviantart.com/gallery/30883490#/d3ht9bh)

[Mindfreak]

Another Image Dump:

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/7536/1296340065479copy.png
http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lipmofmZO11qero2zo1_500.jpg
http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/128/911/130146404461.jpg?1306918152
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfq4e630jT1qb5i0ao1_500.jpg
http://pics.livejournal.com/8abbott_of_odd0/pic/0002py4a



also, I am happy to say I have figured out what I will write my pony fanfic on. I blame Lix for making me want to write fanfic.

[Lix Lorn]

ALL SHALL BE COMPLEAT. AND ONE DAY WE WILL BE ONE. AND WE SHALL PARTY FOREVER.

[Raz_Fox]

Note: I am fairly sure that Lix is not secretly the Pony Joker. Like, 80% sure.

That said, part three of the serial. You get a nice cliffhanger, because I'm off to bed soon!

In my experience, there are three types of people. There are the people who are trying to do the right thing, even when they don't have a clue what it is. Then there are the people who don't care, and just want to get paid and go home. And there are the people who know what the wrong thing is, and do it with all their might. I'm not sure which kind I am, but I know which kind Lix is.

I woke up. This was not a comfortable situation at all, seeing as it apparently involved some elephants in a marching band within my skull, playing the drums and the french horn. My throat was dry as heck, and my eyes burned, like someone had lit a fire behind them. So, tranqs, I figured. I'd never been hit with one before, but I'm told that's what waking up after one felt like.

I was also chained to a chair, directly beneath a lamp. What's worse, the chains had a tell-tale pink sheen to them. These weren't just any chains, they were chains based off of the legendary Gleipnir. Lix had gone through my gear, I realized with horror. As I shifted in my seat, trying to get a better view of what was going on, they only grew tighter, and I quit moving quickly. I wasn't getting out of these without a key.

"Heya, Razzy-wazzy!" Lix came spinning into the circle of light, sitting backwards on an office chair. She had her signature wider-than-wide grin on her face, the one she learned from me and then improved with a knife. One of the gags from the Infernal Foundry hung from her hoof, and she had an ill-fitting brown mane hanging over her eyes. The sick feeling in my stomach grew worse, but I wasn't about to let her have the satisfaction of knowing it. Besides, it could have been just a wig. I hoped.
She pushed the mane up, giving me a wink. "How're we doing? Everything's nice and snug, right?" She giggled, pounding her free hoof on the back of the chair. "You geddit? Because you're tied down so tight you'll never escape? Just like you and Mask wanted to do to me? You and Mask, you dirty half-troll sonsof... But I'm fair! I'm the nicest nice-niciety pony you'll ever meet! So I'll give you one chance! Join Team Lix, and receive big rewards!"
"Dream on," I said.
"You don't know what you're missing," she said, leaning forward. She licked me on the cheek, leaving a damp trail that ended just below my eye. "Oh, I could make you forget that hussy, in ten seconds flat. Just be mine. We could take over Equestria together! Kidnap Celestia herself! Rule the world! In glorious, glorious bondage! Can't you see it? No mouth without a gag, no hoof without a cuff! My world! Mine! And yours, of course, once you've been house-trained."
"Demons run."
"What?" She tilted her head to the side, letting the brown mane slump onto one ear, revealing her dark purple mane beneath it. "Whaddya mean, Razzy-wazzy?"
"It's a phrase. I've got it written down, back at my office. Come closer and I'll tell you." She leaned in close, her darkly hypnotic eyes wide.
I spat in her face.

Her backhoof knocked the chair to the floor, making it skid and costing me some of the skin off my arm. I grunted in pain, but that was nothing compared to Lix's reaction. She melted down. Screaming, tearing at her face, and then jumping off the chair and kicking me. Face, chest, legs – her legs hammered into me, until it felt like every inch of me was on fire. I hardly noticed when she stopped, until I heard her whisper into my ear, "Nopony makes a fool of Lix. And if you want to try, I'll be happy to kill you, dear Razzy-wazzy. You and your marefriend!"
"Demons run when a good colt goes to war," I said, blood trickling down my face. "Just watch. If not me, then our good friend the falcon. If not him, then SiuiS. Celestia. The Commander. You're going to lose, Lix. And if I'm going to die, I'll die-"
"Shutupshutupshutupshutupshutup!" She forced the gag in my mouth, pulling it tight behind my mane. And it shifted, pulsing like there was a living thing in my mouth, pinning down my tongue and then snaking out, wrapping about my muzzle like some obscene harness.
"Mmmmph! Mmmph!" No good – it was a mere whimper. Lix grinned.
"And now, you're gonna die!" She clapped her hooves together, and two ponies stepped out of the shadow behind her. Both were part of the Amish gang, as I could tell from their pirate apparel. "Put him... in the box."
They stepped behind me, one fumbling with the key to my chains, and the other swinging a lead pipe-

Why can't I be this prolific with Heroics?

[Mindfreak]

ALL SHALL BE COMPLEAT. AND ONE DAY WE WILL BE ONE. AND WE SHALL PARTY FOREVER.


http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j244/mphage/THEHERD.png

[Lix Lorn]

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j244/mphage/THEHERD.png

To quote Repo: I STARTED THIS BORG/PHYREXIA PONY ----!

Also Raz
Awesome. xD
...although I'm totally a well intentioned extremist or a woobie destroyer of worlds when I'm the villain.

[MCerberus]

Note: I am fairly sure that Lix is not secretly the Pony Joker. Like, 80% sure.

That said, part three of the serial. You get a nice cliffhanger, because I'm off to bed soon!

In my experience, there are three types of people. There are the people who are trying to do the right thing, even when they don't have a clue what it is. Then there are the people who don't care, and just want to get paid and go home. And there are the people who know what the wrong thing is, and do it with all their might. I'm not sure which kind I am, but I know which kind Lix is.

I woke up. This was not a comfortable situation at all, seeing as it apparently involved some elephants in a marching band within my skull, playing the drums and the french horn. My throat was dry as heck, and my eyes burned, like someone had lit a fire behind them. So, tranqs, I figured. I'd never been hit with one before, but I'm told that's what waking up after one felt like.

I was also chained to a chair, directly beneath a lamp. What's worse, the chains had a tell-tale pink sheen to them. These weren't just any chains, they were chains based off of the legendary Gleipnir. Lix had gone through my gear, I realized with horror. As I shifted in my seat, trying to get a better view of what was going on, they only grew tighter, and I quit moving quickly. I wasn't getting out of these without a key.

"Heya, Razzy-wazzy!" Lix came spinning into the circle of light, sitting backwards on an office chair. She had her signature wider-than-wide grin on her face, the one she learned from me and then improved with a knife. One of the gags from the Infernal Foundry hung from her hoof, and she had an ill-fitting brown mane hanging over her eyes. The sick feeling in my stomach grew worse, but I wasn't about to let her have the satisfaction of knowing it. Besides, it could have been just a wig. I hoped.
She pushed the mane up, giving me a wink. "How're we doing? Everything's nice and snug, right?" She giggled, pounding her free hoof on the back of the chair. "You geddit? Because you're tied down so tight you'll never escape? Just like you and Mask wanted to do to me? You and Mask, you dirty half-troll sonsof... But I'm fair! I'm the nicest nice-niciety pony you'll ever meet! So I'll give you one chance! Join Team Lix, and receive big rewards!"
"Dream on," I said.
"You don't know what you're missing," she said, leaning forward. She licked me on the cheek, leaving a damp trail that ended just below my eye. "Oh, I could make you forget that hussy, in ten seconds flat. Just be mine. We could take over Equestria together! Kidnap Celestia herself! Rule the world! In glorious, glorious bondage! Can't you see it? No mouth without a gag, no hoof without a cuff! My world! Mine! And yours, of course, once you've been house-trained."
"Demons run."
"What?" She tilted her head to the side, letting the brown mane slump onto one ear, revealing her dark purple mane beneath it. "Whaddya mean, Razzy-wazzy?"
"It's a phrase. I've got it written down, back at my office. Come closer and I'll tell you." She leaned in close, her darkly hypnotic eyes wide.
I spat in her face.

Her backhoof knocked the chair to the floor, making it skid and costing me some of the skin off my arm. I grunted in pain, but that was nothing compared to Lix's reaction. She melted down. Screaming, tearing at her face, and then jumping off the chair and kicking me. Face, chest, legs – her legs hammered into me, until it felt like every inch of me was on fire. I hardly noticed when she stopped, until I heard her whisper into my ear, "Nopony makes a fool of Lix. And if you want to try, I'll be happy to kill you, dear Razzy-wazzy. You and your marefriend!"
"Demons run when a good colt goes to war," I said, blood trickling down my face. "Just watch. If not me, then our good friend the falcon. If not him, then SiuiS. Celestia. The Commander. You're going to lose, Lix. And if I'm going to die, I'll die-"
"Shutupshutupshutupshutupshutup!" She forced the gag in my mouth, pulling it tight behind my mane. And it shifted, pulsing like there was a living thing in my mouth, pinning down my tongue and then snaking out, wrapping about my muzzle like some obscene harness.
"Mmmmph! Mmmph!" No good – it was a mere whimper. Lix grinned.
"And now, you're gonna die!" She clapped her hooves together, and two ponies stepped out of the shadow behind her. Both were part of the Amish gang, as I could tell from their pirate apparel. "Put him... in the box."
They stepped behind me, one fumbling with the key to my chains, and the other swinging a lead pipe-

Why can't I be this prolific with Heroics?

You need to be... I don't know, 20% more sure.

[the_druid_droid]

And while we're at it, the artist has other instant pony buttons.

http://ganton3.deviantart.com/gallery/30883490#/d3hx0zm
http://ganton3.deviantart.com/gallery/30883490#/d3ht9bh
http://ganton3.deviantart.com/art/INSTANT-MACINTOSH-Flash-210776562?q=gallery%3Aganton3%2F30883490&qo=4
http://ganton3.deviantart.com/art/INSTANT-FLUTTERSHY-Flash-211870538?q=gallery%3Aganton3%2F30883490&qo=1

This reminds me that I had way too much fun with the MLP soundboard (http://kyrospawn.deviantart.com/art/MLP-FIM-soundboard-V1-0-213310684) that EqD posted.

[RdMarquis]

Note: I am fairly sure that Lix is not secretly the Pony Joker. Like, 80% sure.

That said, part three of the serial. You get a nice cliffhanger, because I'm off to bed soon!

In my experience, there are three types of people. There are the people who are trying to do the right thing, even when they don't have a clue what it is. Then there are the people who don't care, and just want to get paid and go home. And there are the people who know what the wrong thing is, and do it with all their might. I'm not sure which kind I am, but I know which kind Lix is.

I woke up. This was not a comfortable situation at all, seeing as it apparently involved some elephants in a marching band within my skull, playing the drums and the french horn. My throat was dry as heck, and my eyes burned, like someone had lit a fire behind them. So, tranqs, I figured. I'd never been hit with one before, but I'm told that's what waking up after one felt like.

I was also chained to a chair, directly beneath a lamp. What's worse, the chains had a tell-tale pink sheen to them. These weren't just any chains, they were chains based off of the legendary Gleipnir. Lix had gone through my gear, I realized with horror. As I shifted in my seat, trying to get a better view of what was going on, they only grew tighter, and I quit moving quickly. I wasn't getting out of these without a key.

"Heya, Razzy-wazzy!" Lix came spinning into the circle of light, sitting backwards on an office chair. She had her signature wider-than-wide grin on her face, the one she learned from me and then improved with a knife. One of the gags from the Infernal Foundry hung from her hoof, and she had an ill-fitting brown mane hanging over her eyes. The sick feeling in my stomach grew worse, but I wasn't about to let her have the satisfaction of knowing it. Besides, it could have been just a wig. I hoped.
She pushed the mane up, giving me a wink. "How're we doing? Everything's nice and snug, right?" She giggled, pounding her free hoof on the back of the chair. "You geddit? Because you're tied down so tight you'll never escape? Just like you and Mask wanted to do to me? You and Mask, you dirty half-troll sonsof... But I'm fair! I'm the nicest nice-niciety pony you'll ever meet! So I'll give you one chance! Join Team Lix, and receive big rewards!"
"Dream on," I said.
"You don't know what you're missing," she said, leaning forward. She licked me on the cheek, leaving a damp trail that ended just below my eye. "Oh, I could make you forget that hussy, in ten seconds flat. Just be mine. We could take over Equestria together! Kidnap Celestia herself! Rule the world! In glorious, glorious bondage! Can't you see it? No mouth without a gag, no hoof without a cuff! My world! Mine! And yours, of course, once you've been house-trained."
"Demons run."
"What?" She tilted her head to the side, letting the brown mane slump onto one ear, revealing her dark purple mane beneath it. "Whaddya mean, Razzy-wazzy?"
"It's a phrase. I've got it written down, back at my office. Come closer and I'll tell you." She leaned in close, her darkly hypnotic eyes wide.
I spat in her face.

Her backhoof knocked the chair to the floor, making it skid and costing me some of the skin off my arm. I grunted in pain, but that was nothing compared to Lix's reaction. She melted down. Screaming, tearing at her face, and then jumping off the chair and kicking me. Face, chest, legs – her legs hammered into me, until it felt like every inch of me was on fire. I hardly noticed when she stopped, until I heard her whisper into my ear, "Nopony makes a fool of Lix. And if you want to try, I'll be happy to kill you, dear Razzy-wazzy. You and your marefriend!"
"Demons run when a good colt goes to war," I said, blood trickling down my face. "Just watch. If not me, then our good friend the falcon. If not him, then SiuiS. Celestia. The Commander. You're going to lose, Lix. And if I'm going to die, I'll die-"
"Shutupshutupshutupshutupshutup!" She forced the gag in my mouth, pulling it tight behind my mane. And it shifted, pulsing like there was a living thing in my mouth, pinning down my tongue and then snaking out, wrapping about my muzzle like some obscene harness.
"Mmmmph! Mmmph!" No good – it was a mere whimper. Lix grinned.
"And now, you're gonna die!" She clapped her hooves together, and two ponies stepped out of the shadow behind her. Both were part of the Amish gang, as I could tell from their pirate apparel. "Put him... in the box."
They stepped behind me, one fumbling with the key to my chains, and the other swinging a lead pipe-

Why can't I be this prolific with Heroics?

Maybe there's something about this story that inspires you? :smallbiggrin: Also, this is really cool.

[PhoeKun]

Note: I am fairly sure that Lix is not secretly the Pony Joker. Like, 80% sure.

That said, part three of the serial. You get a nice cliffhanger, because I'm off to bed soon!

In my experience, there are three types of people. There are the people who are trying to do the right thing, even when they don't have a clue what it is. Then there are the people who don't care, and just want to get paid and go home. And there are the people who know what the wrong thing is, and do it with all their might. I'm not sure which kind I am, but I know which kind Lix is.

I woke up. This was not a comfortable situation at all, seeing as it apparently involved some elephants in a marching band within my skull, playing the drums and the french horn. My throat was dry as heck, and my eyes burned, like someone had lit a fire behind them. So, tranqs, I figured. I'd never been hit with one before, but I'm told that's what waking up after one felt like.

I was also chained to a chair, directly beneath a lamp. What's worse, the chains had a tell-tale pink sheen to them. These weren't just any chains, they were chains based off of the legendary Gleipnir. Lix had gone through my gear, I realized with horror. As I shifted in my seat, trying to get a better view of what was going on, they only grew tighter, and I quit moving quickly. I wasn't getting out of these without a key.

"Heya, Razzy-wazzy!" Lix came spinning into the circle of light, sitting backwards on an office chair. She had her signature wider-than-wide grin on her face, the one she learned from me and then improved with a knife. One of the gags from the Infernal Foundry hung from her hoof, and she had an ill-fitting brown mane hanging over her eyes. The sick feeling in my stomach grew worse, but I wasn't about to let her have the satisfaction of knowing it. Besides, it could have been just a wig. I hoped.
She pushed the mane up, giving me a wink. "How're we doing? Everything's nice and snug, right?" She giggled, pounding her free hoof on the back of the chair. "You geddit? Because you're tied down so tight you'll never escape? Just like you and Mask wanted to do to me? You and Mask, you dirty half-troll sonsof... But I'm fair! I'm the nicest nice-niciety pony you'll ever meet! So I'll give you one chance! Join Team Lix, and receive big rewards!"
"Dream on," I said.
"You don't know what you're missing," she said, leaning forward. She licked me on the cheek, leaving a damp trail that ended just below my eye. "Oh, I could make you forget that hussy, in ten seconds flat. Just be mine. We could take over Equestria together! Kidnap Celestia herself! Rule the world! In glorious, glorious bondage! Can't you see it? No mouth without a gag, no hoof without a cuff! My world! Mine! And yours, of course, once you've been house-trained."
"Demons run."
"What?" She tilted her head to the side, letting the brown mane slump onto one ear, revealing her dark purple mane beneath it. "Whaddya mean, Razzy-wazzy?"
"It's a phrase. I've got it written down, back at my office. Come closer and I'll tell you." She leaned in close, her darkly hypnotic eyes wide.
I spat in her face.

Her backhoof knocked the chair to the floor, making it skid and costing me some of the skin off my arm. I grunted in pain, but that was nothing compared to Lix's reaction. She melted down. Screaming, tearing at her face, and then jumping off the chair and kicking me. Face, chest, legs – her legs hammered into me, until it felt like every inch of me was on fire. I hardly noticed when she stopped, until I heard her whisper into my ear, "Nopony makes a fool of Lix. And if you want to try, I'll be happy to kill you, dear Razzy-wazzy. You and your marefriend!"
"Demons run when a good colt goes to war," I said, blood trickling down my face. "Just watch. If not me, then our good friend the falcon. If not him, then SiuiS. Celestia. The Commander. You're going to lose, Lix. And if I'm going to die, I'll die-"
"Shutupshutupshutupshutupshutup!" She forced the gag in my mouth, pulling it tight behind my mane. And it shifted, pulsing like there was a living thing in my mouth, pinning down my tongue and then snaking out, wrapping about my muzzle like some obscene harness.
"Mmmmph! Mmmph!" No good – it was a mere whimper. Lix grinned.
"And now, you're gonna die!" She clapped her hooves together, and two ponies stepped out of the shadow behind her. Both were part of the Amish gang, as I could tell from their pirate apparel. "Put him... in the box."
They stepped behind me, one fumbling with the key to my chains, and the other swinging a lead pipe-

Why can't I be this prolific with Heroics?

It's pretty much a given that the "quickie flash of insight" stories are going to flow better than the ones where you put on the Author Hat and really get your serious on with. Here there's no pressure to perform (even if that pressure begins and ends in your own head), no idea is too wacky or too crazy, nothing's had time to percolate, and you're not giving yourself that extra 10 seconds to start thinking that this or that idea is stupid. It's just a much looser process, so by definition also a quicker one.

It's a good way to recharge your batteries, though, when you feel like you've hit a wall on a story. I've mentioned this before, but don't feel like you need to rush Heroics. Take your time, and only write if you want to and it's fun.

[TheAmishPirate]

It's pretty much a given that the "quickie flash of insight" stories are going to flow better than the ones where you put on the Author Hat and really get your serious on with. Here there's no pressure to perform (even if that pressure begins and ends in your own head), no idea is too wacky or too crazy, nothing's had time to percolate, and you're not giving yourself that extra 10 seconds to start thinking that this or that idea is stupid. It's just a much looser process, so by definition also a quicker one.

It's a good way to recharge your batteries, though, when you feel like you've hit a wall on a story. I've mentioned this before, but don't feel like you need to rush Heroics. Take your time, and only write if you want to and it's fun.

That...makes perfect sense actually. I've been puzzling over why that works for a while now.

Back when I first had the idea for the fic I'm currently working on, I couldn't ever get myself to write more than a few sentences at a time. Then I randomly wrote a few short paragraphs where I went crazy and locked myself in the forum basement, and the next day I could write just fine. It's like a good dose of pure writing fervor that runs through your head so fast it blows the cobwebs away.

Also, Narration Magic is the best idea I've heard today.

[the_druid_droid]

So I was playing Gears of War earlier today, and I realized Diamond Dogs are the Locust of the MLP universe (sans heavy machine guns). It all makes sense now!

[SiuiS]

Eh, I'd downloading BG in HD to check (why both Trixie episodes had to be the last, dammit! >_< ) But it looks to me 'Trixies' have 5 different colors between them, none matching BB. But, I'll check :smalltongue:



....where is that orbital cannon picture when you need it :smallannoyed:

Or maybe I should dig up that Trixie/neighsayers one? ;P

Neighsayers. Definitely.


I have a terrible singing voice though. :smallfrown:

Um, winter wrap up? Needs sing song voice. Evil Enchantress? Loses it's effect if you sing it well. I personally sing it like the Pink One herself; all one sentence :smallbiggrin:

Besides, if any of the adults look at you funny, hit 'EM with the cocked eyebrow-smuggrin-knowing look combo. You'll just come across as having magical "children love me" powers instead of as a Brony.


In the heart of every child.

Also, Cleavland. Go to third street and ask for Mitch.

You're fantabulistic, you know that? Simply smashing.


Well, that passive aggressive method works. :smalltongue:
Do you have Skype/AIM/YIM/MSN?

How'd that passive get in there? I mus be out of practice on the Direct Action front.
Can't do Skype, as video chatting with pretty girls would get me killed by my girlfriend, but I can do MSN. I'll log in now. [email protected].
If I'm not on, I was knocked unconscious and taken out back for a beating ;P


Now am sad. (sad derpy face)

Aww, Derpy face :(
Luckily, Bobcat posted the cure :D


I have but one thing to say to this!

Perfect timing, I was looking for a reason to use this and you just gave me one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/Balthasar_Gelt/citizen20kane20clapping.gif



This is going on my list of macro URLs for copy/pasting.


Note: I am fairly sure that Lix is not secretly the Pony Joker. Like, 80% sure.

That said, part three of the serial. You get a nice cliffhanger, because I'm off to bed soon!

In my experience, there are three types of people. There are the people who are trying to do the right thing, even when they don't have a clue what it is. Then there are the people who don't care, and just want to get paid and go home. And there are the people who know what the wrong thing is, and do it with all their might. I'm not sure which kind I am, but I know which kind Lix is.

I woke up. This was not a comfortable situation at all, seeing as it apparently involved some elephants in a marching band within my skull, playing the drums and the french horn. My throat was dry as heck, and my eyes burned, like someone had lit a fire behind them. So, tranqs, I figured. I'd never been hit with one before, but I'm told that's what waking up after one felt like.

I was also chained to a chair, directly beneath a lamp. What's worse, the chains had a tell-tale pink sheen to them. These weren't just any chains, they were chains based off of the legendary Gleipnir. Lix had gone through my gear, I realized with horror. As I shifted in my seat, trying to get a better view of what was going on, they only grew tighter, and I quit moving quickly. I wasn't getting out of these without a key.

"Heya, Razzy-wazzy!" Lix came spinning into the circle of light, sitting backwards on an office chair. She had her signature wider-than-wide grin on her face, the one she learned from me and then improved with a knife. One of the gags from the Infernal Foundry hung from her hoof, and she had an ill-fitting brown mane hanging over her eyes. The sick feeling in my stomach grew worse, but I wasn't about to let her have the satisfaction of knowing it. Besides, it could have been just a wig. I hoped.
She pushed the mane up, giving me a wink. "How're we doing? Everything's nice and snug, right?" She giggled, pounding her free hoof on the back of the chair. "You geddit? Because you're tied down so tight you'll never escape? Just like you and Mask wanted to do to me? You and Mask, you dirty half-troll sonsof... But I'm fair! I'm the nicest nice-niciety pony you'll ever meet! So I'll give you one chance! Join Team Lix, and receive big rewards!"
"Dream on," I said.
"You don't know what you're missing," she said, leaning forward. She licked me on the cheek, leaving a damp trail that ended just below my eye. "Oh, I could make you forget that hussy, in ten seconds flat. Just be mine. We could take over Equestria together! Kidnap Celestia herself! Rule the world! In glorious, glorious bondage! Can't you see it? No mouth without a gag, no hoof without a cuff! My world! Mine! And yours, of course, once you've been house-trained."
"Demons run."
"What?" She tilted her head to the side, letting the brown mane slump onto one ear, revealing her dark purple mane beneath it. "Whaddya mean, Razzy-wazzy?"
"It's a phrase. I've got it written down, back at my office. Come closer and I'll tell you." She leaned in close, her darkly hypnotic eyes wide.
I spat in her face.

Her backhoof knocked the chair to the floor, making it skid and costing me some of the skin off my arm. I grunted in pain, but that was nothing compared to Lix's reaction. She melted down. Screaming, tearing at her face, and then jumping off the chair and kicking me. Face, chest, legs – her legs hammered into me, until it felt like every inch of me was on fire. I hardly noticed when she stopped, until I heard her whisper into my ear, "Nopony makes a fool of Lix. And if you want to try, I'll be happy to kill you, dear Razzy-wazzy. You and your marefriend!"
"Demons run when a good colt goes to war," I said, blood trickling down my face. "Just watch. If not me, then our good friend the falcon. If not him, then SiuiS. Celestia. The Commander. You're going to lose, Lix. And if I'm going to die, I'll die-"
"Shutupshutupshutupshutupshutup!" She forced the gag in my mouth, pulling it tight behind my mane. And it shifted, pulsing like there was a living thing in my mouth, pinning down my tongue and then snaking out, wrapping about my muzzle like some obscene harness.
"Mmmmph! Mmmph!" No good – it was a mere whimper. Lix grinned.
"And now, you're gonna die!" She clapped her hooves together, and two ponies stepped out of the shadow behind her. Both were part of the Amish gang, as I could tell from their pirate apparel. "Put him... in the box."
They stepped behind me, one fumbling with the key to my chains, and the other swinging a lead pipe-

Why can't I be this prolific with Heroics?

But you are Raz. You are.
See, this is what Shimmer will right in Heroics during her down time, see. It's a story within a story, Which tells a story by it's interplay.

Layers, berk. Layers.


To quote Repo: I STARTED THIS BORG/PHYREXIA PONY ----!

Also Raz
Awesome. xD
...although I'm totally a well intentioned extremist or a woobie destroyer of worlds when I'm the villain.

*shrug* that's the vibe I'm getting. Except for the whole 'I scalped ur gurlfrend am I prety? Sey im pritty!' thing going on there. That's extreme, but probably not well intentioned :smallbiggrin:

[Rebelhero]

This reminds me that I had way too much fun with the MLP soundboard (http://kyrospawn.deviantart.com/art/MLP-FIM-soundboard-V1-0-213310684) that EqD posted.

THIS. also..
Why is there no Flutterguy? D=

Press button, receive mental breakdown.
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb211/Spenser_Santos/loveme2.gif

[the_druid_droid]

THIS. also..
Why is there no Flutterguy? D=


Well, he still seems to be adding to the board. There may yet be some Flutterguy quotes. In fact, you might be able to request additions in the comments, but I haven't checked.

[ScionoftheVoid]

You know what? I'm going to go to sleep. It's almost half past three, anything happening is doing so slowly enough that I can catch up quickly and there's been assurance that there will be no more of Raz_Fox's fantastic madness tonight this morning. 'Night, Pony Thread, may you all be well when I wake.

[Brazen Shield]

Snip

Can't do Skype, as video chatting with pretty girls would get me killed by my girlfriend, but I can do MSN. I'll log in now. [email protected].
If I'm not on, I was knocked unconscious and taken out back for a beating ;p

Snip

Nononono. You misunderstand. You'll be killed for video chatting with girls. Pretty or not.

[Grif]

Another three pages of pony thread to wade through when I wake up.

Alfafa! So Alfafa!

[Shadowy]

You know what? I'm going to go to sleep. It's almost half past three, anything happening is doing so slowly enough that I can catch up quickly and there's been assurance that there will be no more of Raz_Fox's fantastic madness tonight this morning. 'Night, Pony Thread, may you all be well when I wake.

This is how I feel EVERY night before I go to sleep. This pony thread rocks around a 24-hour schedule.

[MCerberus]

Celestia says: Posts must flow!
*turns into blue-eyed psychic forum goer.*

[dromer]

Anyway, me:

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8383/phoesauce.png

Alright, it's a long shot, but...
They didn't get your back legs. Wait until they advance to comfort you. Quickly maneuver into an advantageous position (they didn't bother tying your wings, so try and use those to help) and buck them (again, use your wings to stabilize yourself and confuse Lyra and Bon Bon). while they're down, you need to remove the ropes on your front legs. Locate either a sharp object or use Lyra's horn if you knocked her unconscious with the buck. Next, you will either want to escape (if you were awake when they dragged you) or create as much noise as possible. Second, you may want to turn the tables on the attackers before the police come, so you can learn who employed them. Try and locate the kitchen for a weapon or if the ropes are intact enough you may be able to reverse the tables. After you have restrained/contained the kidnappers, commence interrogation.
Remember your basic training.
Godspeed.



This is how I feel EVERY night before I go to sleep. This pony thread rocks around a 24-hour schedule.

Actually, around 2~5 EST there usually aren't many posts, although three hours of sleep doesn't sound very attractive.

[Grif]

Confound these ponies, they drive me to begin writing Fanfic.

Also something hilarious:

http://tf2chan.net/offtopic/src/129929685525.png


Welcome to the fanfic club, if I may say so myself.


I was bored so I thought up who the cast of KOTOR would be ponyfied.
Main character: Luna, with Nightmare Moon being Revan.
Bastila: Twilight Sparkle
Mission Vao: Applebloom
Zaalbar: Applejack
T3-M4: Spike
HK-47: HK-47 Owlicious :smalltongue:
Carth Onasi: Rainbow Dash
Jolee Bindo: Zecora
Canderous: Suggestions???
Juhani: Suggestions???

Bastila? Twilight Sparkle? HHHHHHHNNNNNNNGGGGGGGHHHHH.


http://i.imgur.com/FigqF.jpg

The pink one says so!


I've got the first panel of a comic done, working title "Non-Euclidean Geometry with Applebloom." Dialog for the first 3 panels in a spoiler so you know what to expect.


AB: Applejack! I finally got my cutie-mark!
AJ: That's great hun, what is it?
----
AB: It's a cutie mark cutie-mark!
----
AJ: What in the...

I think this has been done before. As a comic no less.


*Snip*
*So awesome*

>mfw

http://i.imgur.com/Dy4NS.jpg

Will there be more of this excellent produce?


It's pretty much a given that the "quickie flash of insight" stories are going to flow better than the ones where you put on the Author Hat and really get your serious on with. Here there's no pressure to perform (even if that pressure begins and ends in your own head), no idea is too wacky or too crazy, nothing's had time to percolate, and you're not giving yourself that extra 10 seconds to start thinking that this or that idea is stupid. It's just a much looser process, so by definition also a quicker one.

It's a good way to recharge your batteries, though, when you feel like you've hit a wall on a story. I've mentioned this before, but don't feel like you need to rush Heroics. Take your time, and only write if you want to and it's fun.

This is so true! Why is it so true? :smallfrown:

[Gamerlord]

Bastila? Twilight Sparkle? HHHHHHHNNNNNNNGGGGGGGHHHHH.




I tend to associate 'HHHHHHHHHHHHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGHHHH" with cuteness overdose, explanation?

[Grif]

I tend to associate 'HHHHHHHHHHHHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGHHHH" with cuteness overdose, explanation?

More of disbelief actually. Wrong expression.

Bastilla is headstrong, proud and going to be a Sith. Totally not Twilight. If anything, she should be Dash, with Twilight being Carth Onasi.

[SiuiS]

Also, Narration Magic is the best idea I've heard today.

I know, right? I'm currently rocking a Chaosite in 3.5, (from the Chronicles of Amber series, a Chaosite half-fey draconic lillend), and figuring out a mechanical basis for his throwaway narrative control is Soo tempting. The possibilities are scrumptious.


Nononono. You misunderstand. You'll be killed for video chatting with girls. Pretty or not.

Good thing I don't plan on video Chatting then, huh? :smalltongue:

[Gamerlord]

More of disbelief actually. Wrong expression.

Bastilla is headstrong, proud and going to be a Sith. Totally not Twilight. If anything, she should be Dash, with Twilight being Carth Onasi.

Yeah,well, you and your so-called logic.....are easily countered by....my....blargh, I give up.

[TheAmishPirate]

More of disbelief actually. Wrong expression.

Bastilla is headstrong, proud and going to be a Sith. Totally not Twilight. If anything, she should be Dash, with Twilight being Carth Onasi.

I'm not so sure I can see Twilight as Carth either. She's just hard to place in this cast.

EDIT: I can see how she's similar to Bastilla though; they're both naive. Both lack experience, and Bastilla relies on sheer power while Twilight relies on her book smarts to get through things.

[erikun]

So much pony to catch up on. @_@


Does anyone have any other suggestions about a clip that might get the point across better than that?

I can think of a couple more. Youtube will show it better though.

Flutterguy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TkOfhCK4Zo)
Yay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xczDd2_X0DI)
You want whining? THIS IS WHINING! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csPPqdbcVwM)
Slaughtershy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riH6cz6fsxA)
Sonic Rainboom! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bjkM_y-Wps)
Sorry for being late at responding to this. I like Yay and Whining as well, and thing they're appropriate. I would also recommend:

Cutie Mark Carpenters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Ofler1b0Y)
Pinkie Pie to the rescue! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwJ3gghVtVs)
FOREVER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1zZAyLemrI)


The fact that such an obscure (by non-D&D nerd standards) fantasy monster was even used should be enough evidence that this show is nothing like what the neigh-sayers think.
I wouldn't consider the cocatrice to be incredibly rare, though. It's certainly not as common as a vampire or medusa, but is likely as well-known as a manticore, revenant, or the world serpent. It's certainly more common than what the D&D Couatl references.


but...I don't get this.
It's simple, enjoyable, and good quality. That's pretty much what I want most of the time, so I'm happy.


So, I was playing Transformice (http://en.transformice.com/) today and I found out that, of the many hats you can buy, included amongst them were the haircuts of each and every of the six mane ponies.
I saw that when it was mentioned on Equestria Daily. It was fun for a bit, although I don't think I saw any bronies there. Also, the room that ED mentioned was empty. :smalltongue: A shame.


http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/163/5/6/lessons_art_by_low_key_by_dizzypacce-d3irz82.png
...but that's a harp, not a lyre.

[Grif]

I'm not so sure I can see Twilight as Carth either. She's just hard to place in this cast.

Sure you can. You just need to handwave away his more hot-headed bits of his personality, and add in Twilight's more logic minded personality.

Also, Slaughtershy for (evil) Juhani. Totally.

[TheAmishPirate]

Sure you can. You just need to handwave away his more hot-headed bits of his personality, and add in Twilight's more logic minded personality.

Also, Slaughtershy for (evil) Juhani. Totally.

But you could also argue that Rainbow Dash and he both share loyalty as one of their stronger traits, as well as their hot-headedness. The solution is obvious: Rainbow Dash will just have to play both of them, and we'll have to be super-careful to make sure only one of them is on-screen at one time. :smalltongue:

Man, it's been way too long since I've played this. I'm blanking on most anything much further than the tutorial planet.

[Benson]

Alright, so out of silliness and waiting for our movie at the theater to start, we had about an hour to kill at the mall. My sister and I talked about a Friendship is Magic themed amusement park, to entertain ourselves, as my father half listened.

So, if you were to make a My Little Pony Friend is Magic theme park for sheer fun and silliness how would you go about it?

I decided on Equestria Land for sheer cheesiness. Automatically I decided on The Sonic Rainboom Roller Coaster with a tunnel of rainbow light goodness as the coaster crept up the slope before descending.

Anypony else have any other silly and fun thoughts on a Friendship is Magic amusement park and the sort of rides and attractions it would have? :smalltongue:

[darthbobcat]

Speaking of fanfics, contained in this spoiler is a rough plot outline for a sequel to It's Always Sunny in Fillydelphia. Don't read if you don't want spoilers, and of course, if you don't mind spoilers, I appreciate peoples' thoughts and opinions.

I know people want me to finish FFF first, and when I get time for writing later this week, that's what I'll try to work on. This is just a pitch.

Also, would the name for this ship be Soarinjack or Applesoar? Applesoar sounds like a 19th century illness (we got three men down with the dropsy, another with cholera and three more have Applesoar!)


It's been a couple of months since the end of It's Always Sunny. The year's Apple Buck Season has been completed, and they've got all the apples sold (though not delivered). This time of year doesn't have a particular name; basically, though, it's the time they get apples ready to be shipped off to the various buyers (Green Tree Apple Juice: made from fresh Ponyville Apples!), get others ready for winter storage (preserves and the like), etc.

The morning starts with Applejack being woken up early by an excited Big Macintosh. This is a rare sight, since he doesn't get excited very often. He's been doing the books, and with the price they got for apples, plus the Fanicon windfall, they can finally afford to get Granny Smith's hip replaced. The problem is, they need to do it ASAP; the town nurse told them that it needed to be done while the weather was still warm because cold would make the joint ache even more while she healed up, and they figure that they're better off getting her in good shape without delay (they've had to put it off long enough).

The other thing is, they have talked with the surgeon in Canterlot before. At her age, even with magically assisted surgery, Granny is going to need a week to recover before she could go back home. But this is a busy week, and they both want to be there for Granny. They wind up hoofwrestling to see who gets to go (Applejack's poorly thought out idea). As you'd expect, Big Mac wins.

Then she gets a letter from Soarin. AJ has been in contact with him since their day in Fillydelphia, and this whole time (I defined It's Always Sunny as taking place on July 5, and this is late August) Soarin's been on KP duty for letting a civilian take his place in the show. AJ obviously feels some guilt about this, and is overjoyed to find out that he has some time off coming up and naturally invites him to stay at Sweet Apple Acres for that time.

This now means that if she's going to get any hangout time with Soarin, she needs to get everything ready to ship and/or stored faster.

Having learned her lesson last Apple Buck Season, she goes to her friends and asks if they're willing to help out. She asks Fluttershy first, having randomly run into her, and mentions Soarin and Fluttershy lets slip, "I'm glad you found somepony too," which she quickly covers up with "I mean I'm glad you found somepony, too bad you haven't seen him in a month hah hah, oh my, I forgot, the butterflies are migrating today, gotta go."

AJ goes to see Twilight next, and learns that Princess Celestia has sent them a mission: they have to take a trip to (name of fairly close seaside town) and deal with a pirate ship. AJ absolutely can't go along because the apples will rot and they'll lose their food AND money for the winter (and probably the farm) if they don't get the apples good to go. Plus, the town would sort of starve without them during the winter.

So, this means that AJ will be hard at work by herself with two big stressors; she has to think about if Granny Smith is okay, and if her friends are okay. She wants to be with both, but can't help either. I'm thinking she gets someone she thinks is reliable to take her spot with her friends, I'm open to suggestions.

Then she realizes that the extended family needs to know about Granny Smith. So she makes a form letter that reads to the effect of "Granny Smith will be out of the hospital next week and she would love it if you stopped by to see her." She asks Apple Bloom, who is too little to help sort and pack and preserve apples, to write a copy of the letter to everypony in the family address book, put them in envelopes, stamp them, etc, and mail them out.

However, towards the end of the process, Scootaloo shows up and tells Apple Bloom that Sweetie Belle is waiting for them at the lake; they've borrowed Scoot's Dad's jet ski and they only have so much time before he notices. Scootaloo tells Apple Bloom to just cut out the unecessary words and just send the last letter as "Granny SMith in Hospital, please come." Apple Bloom does so. They take them to the mail office, the letter that Scootaloo helped with gets a bit beat up, and they go on their way.

So imagine Applejack's shock a couple days later when Aunt and Uncle Orange arrive. They are nicer folks than you might think, and are glad to help Applejack while they wait for Granny Smith to show up. However, they are also useless city types. Aunt Orange, who lets the cook do her cooking, manages to start a grease fire boiling water for tea. Uncle Orange, while helping Applejack in the barn, steps on a rake, which slams him in the nose, breaking it, and then he stumbles and sits down on a pitchfork. Thus, not only does Applejack not have help now, she has an invalid to help take care of and a socialite who really can't contribute anything.

Applejack is shown having a hard time getting to sleep, what with all these worries.

And that's about when Soarin shows up. He and Applejack have some fun (probably just walking around the now barren orchard chatting, possibly getting that race they didn't get to in Fillydelphia). Applejack beats him by a lot, and Soarin admits that he's not been getting much sleep lately because the punishment he got was sort of a doozy. Soarin reveals just the extent of his KP duty, showing off his new calluses from potato peeling. He of course is very goodnatured about this, showing them off like they're more funny than anything else.

Applejack, of course, feels severely guilty about all of this. After all, he was put in that situation because of her (at least, that's how she'd see it). So any thought of asking him to help out goes completely out the window.

And so, Applejack budgets her time and concludes she has about two hours to sleep every night so that she can keep everypony fed, get the apples ready to be picked up at various intervals, the rest in preserve form, sell them fresh at the stand every day, and still have time for Soarin. Think that episode of the Simpsons where Homer got the second job at the Kwikie Mart, though not QUITE as extreme.

Cue some scenes over the next few days. Some are from AJ's POV, increasingly in Unreliable Narrator territory as sleep deprivation and worry do their work. Others are from Soarin's POV AFTER AJ has passed out, or she's doing some Applebuck Season level mistakes. Soarin is increasingly confused and worried; Applejack has told him she has a lot of chores to do, but that he doesn't need to worry about it; she just won't be around more than a few hours at a time. Note that before AJ goes into full sleep deprivation mode, we do get some scenes of them hanging out and getting to know each other better.

After two days being in Ponyville, Soarin realizes that things are going horribly wrong, especially when Applejack challenges him to a "competitive napping" contest in place of the romantic dinner he'd made arrangements for. That night, he comes into her room and discovers her crazy schedule, which looks something like

Wake up: 4 AM.
4 AM to 6: AM Feed chickens, pigs, get milk delivery/mail, assorted cleaning.
6 AM to 7 AM Cook for guests, see Apple Bloom off to school. (it's the first week or so)
7 AM to 10 AM Prepare apples for shipping.
10 AM to 2 PM Run apple cart at town square
2 PM to 3 PM Nap
3 PM to 5 PM Soarin Time
5 PM to 6 PM Cook for guests
6 PM to 7 PM help Apple Bloom with Homework
7 PM to 10 PM Soarin Time
10 PM to 2 AM Bake goods for tomorrow's apple cart
2 AM to 4 AM Sleep

Soarin concludes that this just won't do.

Applejack wakes up the next morning to realize it's not actually the morning, but is instead about 1 PM. She panics and rushes downstairs to find Aunt and Uncle Orange (Orange still laid up, possibly goofy from pain medicine) and they assure her that everything's okay, Soarin got them takeout from town.

Applejack rushes through the farm, and finds that her chores have all been taken care of (perhaps not as well as she'd like, but they are done). In fact, the apples that the Apple Juice ponies were there to pick up have been hauled off with no apparent issues.

She rushes into town to find Soarin with the Crusaders running the apple cart. (note: this is Saturday, so Apple Bloom is not in school). She pretty much just runs up and gives Soarin a hug and a kiss, not caring who sees.

Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom: Awwwww
Scootaloo: EWWWWWW.

She confesses that she feels so bad about everything, he assures her that he cares more about her not going insane or hurting herself than sitting around doing nothing on his time off. She pretty much lays out that she feels so bad about what he went through, and he says it was hard, but it was worth it.

The fic ends with everypony returning from their adventures. We see a subtle hint of Fluttermac, since Fluttershy goes over to say hi to Big Mac before saying hi to Applejack. Granny Smith is doing fine (in fact, probably better than Uncle Orange) and while she's still wheelchair bound at this point, things are looking good for her recovery. Meanwhile, Pinkie Pie is wearing an eyepatch. Applejack makes a joke about Pinkie obviously dressing for the part and she says, "No, I took a hoof to the eye from the Dread Pirate insert name here and the doctor in name of seaside town here said I had to wear this for a week. Good thing it looks so cool."

It ends with them going off for a picnic, which is stocked with foods that Soarin helped make for the apple cart. If I show the actual picnic in any detail, Applejack will say something sappy like "They aren't the best taste wise, but they sure are the most special ah've ever had, and definitely the sweetest."

"Yeah, I was using a recipe that said they were Pinkie Pie's special recipe."

'Ah meant metaphorically, but that does explain my mah teeth hurt."
The End

[Rebelhero]

Alright, so out of silliness and waiting for our movie at the theater to start, we had about an hour to kill at the mall. My sister and I talked about a Friendship is Magic themed amusement park, to entertain ourselves, as my father half listened.

So, if you were to make a My Little Pony Friend is Magic theme park for sheer fun and silliness how would you go about it?

I decided on Equestria Land for sheer cheesiness. Automatically I decided on The Sonic Rainboom Roller Coaster with a tunnel of rainbow light goodness as the coaster crept up the slope before descending.

Anypony else have any other silly and fun thoughts on a Friendship is Magic amusement park and the sort of rides and attractions it would have? :smalltongue:

Fluttershy's petting zoo.
Rairity's Gift boutique
Applejack's food court.
Derpy's Loopy coaster.
Twlight Sparkle's Magic for beginners class
Pinkie pie's Tunnel of sweets.
The Great and powerful Trixie's magic show.
Cutie mark Crusader's career training

[Kyouhen]

So much pony to catch up on. @_@



Sorry for being late at responding to this. I like Yay and Whining as well, and thing they're appropriate. I would also recommend:

Cutie Mark Carpenters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Ofler1b0Y)
Pinkie Pie to the rescue! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwJ3gghVtVs)
FOREVER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1zZAyLemrI)


I wouldn't consider the cocatrice to be incredibly rare, though. It's certainly not as common as a vampire or medusa, but is likely as well-known as a manticore, revenant, or the world serpent. It's certainly more common than what the D&D Couatl references.


No idea how I forgot the Cutie Mark Carpenters. That was a major lol part. Pinkie Pie to the Rescue would also be good.

...If I keep this up I'm going to end up with all the episodes on my phone instead of bits and pieces...

And really, I think cocatrice and manticores are more along the lines of not really being rare, just under used. I'm pretty sure there's a good number of people aware of what they are, they just don't get as much media exposure as some other fantasy critters.


Alright, so out of silliness and waiting for our movie at the theater to start, we had about an hour to kill at the mall. My sister and I talked about a Friendship is Magic themed amusement park, to entertain ourselves, as my father half listened.

So, if you were to make a My Little Pony Friend is Magic theme park for sheer fun and silliness how would you go about it?

I decided on Equestria Land for sheer cheesiness. Automatically I decided on The Sonic Rainboom Roller Coaster with a tunnel of rainbow light goodness as the coaster crept up the slope before descending.

Anypony else have any other silly and fun thoughts on a Friendship is Magic amusement park and the sort of rides and attractions it would have? :smalltongue:

My only problem here is the rainbow tunnel before descending. It needs to be right after you hit the bottom. Other rides include the Fluttershy Duck Boat ride (or similar animal thing, you should know the ride I'm talking about), Rarity's Fashion Carousel, and Pinkie Pie's Bouncing Castle.

Also finally finished off today's NATG submission. I was originally going to do a catch-up submission but got preoccupied today so I'll just do today's theme. :smalltongue:


http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/169/e/2/hoof_blade_part_3_by_bgkyouhen-d3ja8t6.png
Poor Pinkie Pie, there's no way she can win now. :smallfrown:

[Grif]

But you could also argue that Rainbow Dash and he both share loyalty as one of their stronger traits, as well as their hot-headedness. The solution is obvious: Rainbow Dash will just have to play both of them, and we'll have to be super-careful to make sure only one of them is on-screen at one time. :smalltongue:

Man, it's been way too long since I've played this. I'm blanking on most anything much further than the tutorial planet.

Heh. Or we can make Dashie clones.

The only one left is Canderous. And Pinkie Pie. Or to fit his personality better, Pinkamena Diane Pie.




http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/169/e/2/hoof_blade_part_3_by_bgkyouhen-d3ja8t6.png
Poor Pinkie Pie, there's no way she can win now. :smallfrown:


Sure Pinkie can. She just need to pull out Exodia/Pinkiedia.

EDIT: Goddurn, wrong TCG. MTG is not my forte.

[TheAmishPirate]

Speaking of fanfics, contained in this spoiler is a rough plot outline for a sequel to It's Always Sunny in Fillydelphia. Don't read if you don't want spoilers, and of course, if you don't mind spoilers, I appreciate peoples' thoughts and opinions.


I think after you published IASiF, we've had an epidemic of Applesoar. :smalltongue:

Thoughts:
This is just my initial gut reaction. I'll have better thoughts once I have a bit more time to mull this over, but first impressions can help too.

This sounds really similar to Applebuck Season, especially since you reference it in the story. The thing that will separate the two is that nearly none of what happens to poor AJ in your story is her fault. That, and the fact that she has good reason NOT to ask for help, or at least she thinks she does.

Overall: Interesting, very episode-like, but something's off. Maybe it's just because it's in pitch form, maybe it's because I really need sleep right now, or maybe it's some random third thing. If I feel like I can pin it down, I'll let you know. If I can't pin it down later, then I'd put money on the "I need some dang sleep" option.


Anypony else have any other silly and fun thoughts on a Friendship is Magic amusement park and the sort of rides and attractions it would have? :smalltongue:

Instead of a daily parade, there is a daily musical montage/crowd musical number.

[erikun]

Fluttershy's petting zoo.
Rairity's Gift boutique
Applejack's food court.
Derpy's Loopy coaster.
Twlight Sparkle's Magic for beginners class
Pinkie pie's Tunnel of sweets.
The Great and powerful Trixie's magic show.
Cutie mark Crusader's career training
Ditzy's ride would probably be the spinning cups, perhaps with the odd "cup" actually being a muffin.



http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/169/e/2/hoof_blade_part_3_by_bgkyouhen-d3ja8t6.png
Poor Pinkie Pie, there's no way she can win now. :smallfrown:

http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=4706&type=card
You'd be surprised at how often that card comes in handy.
And how many people have never seen it before.

Besides, Nevi's Disk comes into play tapped! Boomerang/Counter will work just fine.
/me is a blue player.

[darthbobcat]

I think after you published IASiF, we've had an epidemic of Applesoar. :smalltongue:

Thoughts:
This is just my initial gut reaction. I'll have better thoughts once I have a bit more time to mull this over, but first impressions can help too.

This sounds really similar to Applebuck Season, especially since you reference it in the story. The thing that will separate the two is that nearly none of what happens to poor AJ in your story is her fault. That, and the fact that she has good reason NOT to ask for help, or at least she thinks she does.

Overall: Interesting, very episode-like, but something's off. Maybe it's just because it's in pitch form, maybe it's because I really need sleep right now, or maybe it's some random third thing. If I feel like I can pin it down, I'll let you know. If I can't pin it down later, then I'd put money on the "I need some dang sleep" option.



Instead of a daily parade, there is a daily musical montage/crowd musical number.

Yeah, I'll agree that it's missing some x-factor before I can go full steam ahead. I'm just not sure what it is either. And I'll definitely admit it's very indebted to Applebuck Season. Glad you saw the difference I was shooting for.

[Shadowy]

Speaking of fanfics, contained in this spoiler is a rough plot outline for a sequel to It's Always Sunny in Fillydelphia. Don't read if you don't want spoilers, and of course, if you don't mind spoilers, I appreciate peoples' thoughts and opinions.

I know people want me to finish FFF first, and when I get time for writing later this week, that's what I'll try to work on. This is just a pitch.

Also, would the name for this ship be Soarinjack or Applesoar? Applesoar sounds like a 19th century illness (we got three men down with the dropsy, another with cholera and three more have Applesoar!)


It's been a couple of months since the end of It's Always Sunny. The year's Apple Buck Season has been completed, and they've got all the apples sold (though not delivered). This time of year doesn't have a particular name; basically, though, it's the time they get apples ready to be shipped off to the various buyers (Green Tree Apple Juice: made from fresh Ponyville Apples!), get others ready for winter storage (preserves and the like), etc.

The morning starts with Applejack being woken up early by an excited Big Macintosh. This is a rare sight, since he doesn't get excited very often. He's been doing the books, and with the price they got for apples, plus the Fanicon windfall, they can finally afford to get Granny Smith's hip replaced. The problem is, they need to do it ASAP; the town nurse told them that it needed to be done while the weather was still warm because cold would make the joint ache even more while she healed up, and they figure that they're better off getting her in good shape without delay (they've had to put it off long enough).

The other thing is, they have talked with the surgeon in Canterlot before. At her age, even with magically assisted surgery, Granny is going to need a week to recover before she could go back home. But this is a busy week, and they both want to be there for Granny. They wind up hoofwrestling to see who gets to go (Applejack's poorly thought out idea). As you'd expect, Big Mac wins.

Then she gets a letter from Soarin. AJ has been in contact with him since their day in Fillydelphia, and this whole time (I defined It's Always Sunny as taking place on July 5, and this is late August) Soarin's been on KP duty for letting a civilian take his place in the show. AJ obviously feels some guilt about this, and is overjoyed to find out that he has some time off coming up and naturally invites him to stay at Sweet Apple Acres for that time.

This now means that if she's going to get any hangout time with Soarin, she needs to get everything ready to ship and/or stored faster.

Having learned her lesson last Apple Buck Season, she goes to her friends and asks if they're willing to help out. She asks Fluttershy first, having randomly run into her, and mentions Soarin and Fluttershy lets slip, "I'm glad you found somepony too," which she quickly covers up with "I mean I'm glad you found somepony, too bad you haven't seen him in a month hah hah, oh my, I forgot, the butterflies are migrating today, gotta go."

AJ goes to see Twilight next, and learns that Princess Celestia has sent them a mission: they have to take a trip to (name of fairly close seaside town) and deal with a pirate ship. AJ absolutely can't go along because the apples will rot and they'll lose their food AND money for the winter (and probably the farm) if they don't get the apples good to go. Plus, the town would sort of starve without them during the winter.

So, this means that AJ will be hard at work by herself with two big stressors; she has to think about if Granny Smith is okay, and if her friends are okay. She wants to be with both, but can't help either. I'm thinking she gets someone she thinks is reliable to take her spot with her friends, I'm open to suggestions.

Then she realizes that the extended family needs to know about Granny Smith. So she makes a form letter that reads to the effect of "Granny Smith will be out of the hospital next week and she would love it if you stopped by to see her." She asks Apple Bloom, who is too little to help sort and pack and preserve apples, to write a copy of the letter to everypony in the family address book, put them in envelopes, stamp them, etc, and mail them out.

However, towards the end of the process, Scootaloo shows up and tells Apple Bloom that Sweetie Belle is waiting for them at the lake; they've borrowed Scoot's Dad's jet ski and they only have so much time before he notices. Scootaloo tells Apple Bloom to just cut out the unecessary words and just send the last letter as "Granny SMith in Hospital, please come." Apple Bloom does so. They take them to the mail office, the letter that Scootaloo helped with gets a bit beat up, and they go on their way.

So imagine Applejack's shock a couple days later when Aunt and Uncle Orange arrive. They are nicer folks than you might think, and are glad to help Applejack while they wait for Granny Smith to show up. However, they are also useless city types. Aunt Orange, who lets the cook do her cooking, manages to start a grease fire boiling water for tea. Uncle Orange, while helping Applejack in the barn, steps on a rake, which slams him in the nose, breaking it, and then he stumbles and sits down on a pitchfork. Thus, not only does Applejack not have help now, she has an invalid to help take care of and a socialite who really can't contribute anything.

Applejack is shown having a hard time getting to sleep, what with all these worries.

And that's about when Soarin shows up. He and Applejack have some fun (probably just walking around the now barren orchard chatting, possibly getting that race they didn't get to in Fillydelphia). Applejack beats him by a lot, and Soarin admits that he's not been getting much sleep lately because the punishment he got was sort of a doozy. Soarin reveals just the extent of his KP duty, showing off his new calluses from potato peeling. He of course is very goodnatured about this, showing them off like they're more funny than anything else.

Applejack, of course, feels severely guilty about all of this. After all, he was put in that situation because of her (at least, that's how she'd see it). So any thought of asking him to help out goes completely out the window.

And so, Applejack budgets her time and concludes she has about two hours to sleep every night so that she can keep everypony fed, get the apples ready to be picked up at various intervals, the rest in preserve form, sell them fresh at the stand every day, and still have time for Soarin. Think that episode of the Simpsons where Homer got the second job at the Kwikie Mart, though not QUITE as extreme.

Cue some scenes over the next few days. Some are from AJ's POV, increasingly in Unreliable Narrator territory as sleep deprivation and worry do their work. Others are from Soarin's POV AFTER AJ has passed out, or she's doing some Applebuck Season level mistakes. Soarin is increasingly confused and worried; Applejack has told him she has a lot of chores to do, but that he doesn't need to worry about it; she just won't be around more than a few hours at a time. Note that before AJ goes into full sleep deprivation mode, we do get some scenes of them hanging out and getting to know each other better.

After two days being in Ponyville, Soarin realizes that things are going horribly wrong, especially when Applejack challenges him to a "competitive napping" contest in place of the romantic dinner he'd made arrangements for. That night, he comes into her room and discovers her crazy schedule, which looks something like

Wake up: 4 AM.
4 AM to 6: AM Feed chickens, pigs, get milk delivery/mail, assorted cleaning.
6 AM to 7 AM Cook for guests, see Apple Bloom off to school. (it's the first week or so)
7 AM to 10 AM Prepare apples for shipping.
10 AM to 2 PM Run apple cart at town square
2 PM to 3 PM Nap
3 PM to 5 PM Soarin Time
5 PM to 6 PM Cook for guests
6 PM to 7 PM help Apple Bloom with Homework
7 PM to 10 PM Soarin Time
10 PM to 2 AM Bake goods for tomorrow's apple cart
2 AM to 4 AM Sleep

Soarin concludes that this just won't do.

Applejack wakes up the next morning to realize it's not actually the morning, but is instead about 1 PM. She panics and rushes downstairs to find Aunt and Uncle Orange (Orange still laid up, possibly goofy from pain medicine) and they assure her that everything's okay, Soarin got them takeout from town.

Applejack rushes through the farm, and finds that her chores have all been taken care of (perhaps not as well as she'd like, but they are done). In fact, the apples that the Apple Juice ponies were there to pick up have been hauled off with no apparent issues.

She rushes into town to find Soarin with the Crusaders running the apple cart. (note: this is Saturday, so Apple Bloom is not in school). She pretty much just runs up and gives Soarin a hug and a kiss, not caring who sees.

Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom: Awwwww
Scootaloo: EWWWWWW.

She confesses that she feels so bad about everything, he assures her that he cares more about her not going insane or hurting herself than sitting around doing nothing on his time off. She pretty much lays out that she feels so bad about what he went through, and he says it was hard, but it was worth it.

The fic ends with everypony returning from their adventures. We see a subtle hint of Fluttermac, since Fluttershy goes over to say hi to Big Mac before saying hi to Applejack. Granny Smith is doing fine (in fact, probably better than Uncle Orange) and while she's still wheelchair bound at this point, things are looking good for her recovery. Meanwhile, Pinkie Pie is wearing an eyepatch. Applejack makes a joke about Pinkie obviously dressing for the part and she says, "No, I took a hoof to the eye from the Dread Pirate insert name here and the doctor in name of seaside town here said I had to wear this for a week. Good thing it looks so cool."

It ends with them going off for a picnic, which is stocked with foods that Soarin helped make for the apple cart. If I show the actual picnic in any detail, Applejack will say something sappy like "They aren't the best taste wise, but they sure are the most special ah've ever had, and definitely the sweetest."

"Yeah, I was using a recipe that said they were Pinkie Pie's special recipe."

'Ah meant metaphorically, but that does explain my mah teeth hurt."
The End



This has met my approval. Although I'm drawing a blank for pirate/pony puns.

[Kyouhen]

Sure Pinkie can. She just need to pull out Exodia/Pinkiedia.

What do you think this is, Yu-Gi-Oh? This is Magic! We have standards! None of those silly instant-win cards for meeting ridiculous conditions!
...
She needs Barren Glory. (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=136048) :smalltongue:


Ditzy's ride would probably be the spinning cups, perhaps with the odd "cup" actually being a muffin.


http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=4706&type=card
You'd be surprised at how often that card comes in handy.
And how many people have never seen it before.

Besides, Nevi's Disk comes into play tapped! Boomerang/Counter will work just fine.
/me is a blue player.

Yeah, it wouldn't be a proper theme park without the spinning cups. And actually Fluttershy's ride would have to be a petting zoo. No idea why I was thinking duck boats. :smalltongue:

And Celestia's been playing for a very long time, and is no doubt a control player. Also Squelch is probably easier to find. Also there's any number of ways to make an artifact untap the turn you play it, and it's not like the disk is mana-intensive. :smalltongue:

[Grif]

What do you think this is, Yu-Gi-Oh? This is Magic! We have standards! None of those silly instant-win cards for meeting ridiculous conditions!
...
She needs Barren Glory. (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=136048) :smalltongue:


In my defense, MTG is comparatively less popular here compared to Pokemon TCG and Yu-Gi-Oh!. :smallbiggrin: (Not much of a defense.)

Oh hay, I shall cheat instead.

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/164/f/4/the_stare___fimtg_by_kitonin-d3isy4a.jpg

[TheAmishPirate]

This has met my approval. Although I'm drawing a blank for pirate/pony puns.

You called?

Need to have somepony walk the flank?

EDIT: And to close off the evening, here is a comic:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/136/673/TheLastPonyYouWantExplainingTheBirdsAndTheBees.png ?1308451337

[Kyouhen]

In my defense, MTG is comparatively less popular here compared to Pokemon TCG and Yu-Gi-Oh!. :smallbiggrin: (Not much of a defense.)

Oh hay, I shall cheat instead.

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/164/f/4/the_stare___fimtg_by_kitonin-d3isy4a.jpg

For the record, the Disk that Celestia's using isn't a creature. It's an artifact that simply nukes everything, including itself. :smalltongue:

Also The Stare is clearly a blue card. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/Balthasar_Gelt/th_Gummicle.png
*Has been playing Magic so long he has developed the habit of analyzing any cards he sees and judging them immediately. This is very unfortunate when custom cards are made, as he attempts to judge them by real cards and bad things happen*

[darthbobcat]

You called?

Need to have somepony walk the flank?

Clearly the story's missing X factor is the Ponies vs Pirates (who are also ponies) fic that will be taking place simultaneously that may or may not be more than a noodle incident! Or at least, a few more details.


Seaside town: El Pueblo del Mare.

Pirate Names: Black Buck, The Dread Pirate Dewdrop, The Dread Pirate Sea Dancer, Pony Morgan, Blackmane (who tied fireworks in his mane to scare his opponents).

[the_druid_droid]

Speaking of fanfics, contained in this spoiler is a rough plot outline for a sequel to It's Always Sunny in Fillydelphia. Don't read if you don't want spoilers, and of course, if you don't mind spoilers, I appreciate peoples' thoughts and opinions.

I know people want me to finish FFF first, and when I get time for writing later this week, that's what I'll try to work on. This is just a pitch.

Also, would the name for this ship be Soarinjack or Applesoar? Applesoar sounds like a 19th century illness (we got three men down with the dropsy, another with cholera and three more have Applesoar!)


It's been a couple of months since the end of It's Always Sunny. The year's Apple Buck Season has been completed, and they've got all the apples sold (though not delivered). This time of year doesn't have a particular name; basically, though, it's the time they get apples ready to be shipped off to the various buyers (Green Tree Apple Juice: made from fresh Ponyville Apples!), get others ready for winter storage (preserves and the like), etc.

The morning starts with Applejack being woken up early by an excited Big Macintosh. This is a rare sight, since he doesn't get excited very often. He's been doing the books, and with the price they got for apples, plus the Fanicon windfall, they can finally afford to get Granny Smith's hip replaced. The problem is, they need to do it ASAP; the town nurse told them that it needed to be done while the weather was still warm because cold would make the joint ache even more while she healed up, and they figure that they're better off getting her in good shape without delay (they've had to put it off long enough).

The other thing is, they have talked with the surgeon in Canterlot before. At her age, even with magically assisted surgery, Granny is going to need a week to recover before she could go back home. But this is a busy week, and they both want to be there for Granny. They wind up hoofwrestling to see who gets to go (Applejack's poorly thought out idea). As you'd expect, Big Mac wins.

Then she gets a letter from Soarin. AJ has been in contact with him since their day in Fillydelphia, and this whole time (I defined It's Always Sunny as taking place on July 5, and this is late August) Soarin's been on KP duty for letting a civilian take his place in the show. AJ obviously feels some guilt about this, and is overjoyed to find out that he has some time off coming up and naturally invites him to stay at Sweet Apple Acres for that time.

This now means that if she's going to get any hangout time with Soarin, she needs to get everything ready to ship and/or stored faster.

Having learned her lesson last Apple Buck Season, she goes to her friends and asks if they're willing to help out. She asks Fluttershy first, having randomly run into her, and mentions Soarin and Fluttershy lets slip, "I'm glad you found somepony too," which she quickly covers up with "I mean I'm glad you found somepony, too bad you haven't seen him in a month hah hah, oh my, I forgot, the butterflies are migrating today, gotta go."

AJ goes to see Twilight next, and learns that Princess Celestia has sent them a mission: they have to take a trip to (name of fairly close seaside town) and deal with a pirate ship. AJ absolutely can't go along because the apples will rot and they'll lose their food AND money for the winter (and probably the farm) if they don't get the apples good to go. Plus, the town would sort of starve without them during the winter.

So, this means that AJ will be hard at work by herself with two big stressors; she has to think about if Granny Smith is okay, and if her friends are okay. She wants to be with both, but can't help either. I'm thinking she gets someone she thinks is reliable to take her spot with her friends, I'm open to suggestions.

Then she realizes that the extended family needs to know about Granny Smith. So she makes a form letter that reads to the effect of "Granny Smith will be out of the hospital next week and she would love it if you stopped by to see her." She asks Apple Bloom, who is too little to help sort and pack and preserve apples, to write a copy of the letter to everypony in the family address book, put them in envelopes, stamp them, etc, and mail them out.

However, towards the end of the process, Scootaloo shows up and tells Apple Bloom that Sweetie Belle is waiting for them at the lake; they've borrowed Scoot's Dad's jet ski and they only have so much time before he notices. Scootaloo tells Apple Bloom to just cut out the unecessary words and just send the last letter as "Granny SMith in Hospital, please come." Apple Bloom does so. They take them to the mail office, the letter that Scootaloo helped with gets a bit beat up, and they go on their way.

So imagine Applejack's shock a couple days later when Aunt and Uncle Orange arrive. They are nicer folks than you might think, and are glad to help Applejack while they wait for Granny Smith to show up. However, they are also useless city types. Aunt Orange, who lets the cook do her cooking, manages to start a grease fire boiling water for tea. Uncle Orange, while helping Applejack in the barn, steps on a rake, which slams him in the nose, breaking it, and then he stumbles and sits down on a pitchfork. Thus, not only does Applejack not have help now, she has an invalid to help take care of and a socialite who really can't contribute anything.

Applejack is shown having a hard time getting to sleep, what with all these worries.

And that's about when Soarin shows up. He and Applejack have some fun (probably just walking around the now barren orchard chatting, possibly getting that race they didn't get to in Fillydelphia). Applejack beats him by a lot, and Soarin admits that he's not been getting much sleep lately because the punishment he got was sort of a doozy. Soarin reveals just the extent of his KP duty, showing off his new calluses from potato peeling. He of course is very goodnatured about this, showing them off like they're more funny than anything else.

Applejack, of course, feels severely guilty about all of this. After all, he was put in that situation because of her (at least, that's how she'd see it). So any thought of asking him to help out goes completely out the window.

And so, Applejack budgets her time and concludes she has about two hours to sleep every night so that she can keep everypony fed, get the apples ready to be picked up at various intervals, the rest in preserve form, sell them fresh at the stand every day, and still have time for Soarin. Think that episode of the Simpsons where Homer got the second job at the Kwikie Mart, though not QUITE as extreme.

Cue some scenes over the next few days. Some are from AJ's POV, increasingly in Unreliable Narrator territory as sleep deprivation and worry do their work. Others are from Soarin's POV AFTER AJ has passed out, or she's doing some Applebuck Season level mistakes. Soarin is increasingly confused and worried; Applejack has told him she has a lot of chores to do, but that he doesn't need to worry about it; she just won't be around more than a few hours at a time. Note that before AJ goes into full sleep deprivation mode, we do get some scenes of them hanging out and getting to know each other better.

After two days being in Ponyville, Soarin realizes that things are going horribly wrong, especially when Applejack challenges him to a "competitive napping" contest in place of the romantic dinner he'd made arrangements for. That night, he comes into her room and discovers her crazy schedule, which looks something like

Wake up: 4 AM.
4 AM to 6: AM Feed chickens, pigs, get milk delivery/mail, assorted cleaning.
6 AM to 7 AM Cook for guests, see Apple Bloom off to school. (it's the first week or so)
7 AM to 10 AM Prepare apples for shipping.
10 AM to 2 PM Run apple cart at town square
2 PM to 3 PM Nap
3 PM to 5 PM Soarin Time
5 PM to 6 PM Cook for guests
6 PM to 7 PM help Apple Bloom with Homework
7 PM to 10 PM Soarin Time
10 PM to 2 AM Bake goods for tomorrow's apple cart
2 AM to 4 AM Sleep

Soarin concludes that this just won't do.

Applejack wakes up the next morning to realize it's not actually the morning, but is instead about 1 PM. She panics and rushes downstairs to find Aunt and Uncle Orange (Orange still laid up, possibly goofy from pain medicine) and they assure her that everything's okay, Soarin got them takeout from town.

Applejack rushes through the farm, and finds that her chores have all been taken care of (perhaps not as well as she'd like, but they are done). In fact, the apples that the Apple Juice ponies were there to pick up have been hauled off with no apparent issues.

She rushes into town to find Soarin with the Crusaders running the apple cart. (note: this is Saturday, so Apple Bloom is not in school). She pretty much just runs up and gives Soarin a hug and a kiss, not caring who sees.

Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom: Awwwww
Scootaloo: EWWWWWW.

She confesses that she feels so bad about everything, he assures her that he cares more about her not going insane or hurting herself than sitting around doing nothing on his time off. She pretty much lays out that she feels so bad about what he went through, and he says it was hard, but it was worth it.

The fic ends with everypony returning from their adventures. We see a subtle hint of Fluttermac, since Fluttershy goes over to say hi to Big Mac before saying hi to Applejack. Granny Smith is doing fine (in fact, probably better than Uncle Orange) and while she's still wheelchair bound at this point, things are looking good for her recovery. Meanwhile, Pinkie Pie is wearing an eyepatch. Applejack makes a joke about Pinkie obviously dressing for the part and she says, "No, I took a hoof to the eye from the Dread Pirate insert name here and the doctor in name of seaside town here said I had to wear this for a week. Good thing it looks so cool."

It ends with them going off for a picnic, which is stocked with foods that Soarin helped make for the apple cart. If I show the actual picnic in any detail, Applejack will say something sappy like "They aren't the best taste wise, but they sure are the most special ah've ever had, and definitely the sweetest."

"Yeah, I was using a recipe that said they were Pinkie Pie's special recipe."

'Ah meant metaphorically, but that does explain my mah teeth hurt."
The End



1.) Crud! This reminds me that I forgot to read the final polished EqD version of IASiF...

2.) Thoughts

I do like the idea overall. Like some others have mentioned, it does have similarities to Applebuck Season, and I think another differentiating factor might be the pirate side-story. Also, I like subtle Fluttermac; subtle is good.

It does seem like a lot of ponies are getting injured/having operations in this. Perhaps it's intentional, but it seems a little heavy (though that might just be me).

In regard to the X-factor question, I think that the proposal seems a bit like one for a connecting episode; it's tied back to IASiF, but since you're taking the trouble to elaborate on the relationship, I don't think it'll resolve satisfactorily unless there are further installments where the two move from "dating and friendly" to "established couple". Again, that might just be me.
3.) Cuteness

http://ponibooru.413chan.net/_images/dfe437a0adb4613ff84b0f9efe4ca29a/25777%20-%20apple_bloom%20scootaloo%20Sweetie_Belle.jpg

[MCerberus]

3.) Cuteness

http://ponibooru.413chan.net/_images/dfe437a0adb4613ff84b0f9efe4ca29a/25777%20-%20apple_bloom%20scootaloo%20Sweetie_Belle.jpg

CMC activity detected. Cuteness approaching 3 megakittens. ALERT.

[darthbobcat]

1.) Crud! This reminds me that I forgot to read the final polished EqD version of IASiF...

2.) Thoughts

I do like the idea overall. Like some others have mentioned, it does have similarities to Applebuck Season, and I think another differentiating factor might be the pirate side-story. Also, I like subtle Fluttermac; subtle is good.

It does seem like a lot of ponies are getting injured/having operations in this. Perhaps it's intentional, but it seems a little heavy (though that might just be me).

In regard to the X-factor question, I think that the proposal seems a bit like one for a connecting episode; it's tied back to IASiF, but since you're taking the trouble to elaborate on the relationship, I don't think it'll resolve satisfactorily unless there are further installments where the two move from "dating and friendly" to "established couple". Again, that might just be me.
3.) Cuteness

http://ponibooru.413chan.net/_images/dfe437a0adb4613ff84b0f9efe4ca29a/25777%20-%20apple_bloom%20scootaloo%20Sweetie_Belle.jpg

Hm. Would I be better off with Uncle Orange being declared more trouble than he's worth and banished from the barn? Or should I cut the Pinkie joke? Because Pinkie's joke strikes me as being good, but the story could exist without it.

And yeah, if I do this, I would basically committing to a trilogy. The third part that is vaguely forming is them getting closer, but realizing they have conflicting cutie marks and one of them is going to have to compromise. One scene that occurs to me is AJ getting Twilight to cast a spell that temporarily turns her into a Pegaus to see if she could stand to live that way. Soarin is enamored with her wings. "Seriously, you could be a supermodel with wings like those!"

Also, THAT'S CHEATING, CRUSADERS.

[TheAmishPirate]

Okay, I lied about the sleeping. But it was for a good cause! And by good cause, I of course mean "critiquing fanfiction ideas".

@darthbobcat
I think I've got an idea of what's bugging me here. I think the best way to test it is to ask you a question: What are you trying to accomplish by writing this? What is this story's purpose?

Ex: Forever's purpose was to show us what would happen if Photo Finish and Pinkie Pie were sisters, and the implications that held for their relationship.

I have my own theory on what it is, but I want to hear your answer first.

[darthbobcat]

Okay, I lied about the sleeping. But it was for a good cause! And by good cause, I of course mean "critiquing fanfiction ideas".

@darthbobcat
I think I've got an idea of what's bugging me here. I think the best way to test it is to ask you a question: What are you trying to accomplish by writing this? What is this story's purpose?

Ex: Forever's purpose was to show us what would happen if Photo Finish and Pinkie Pie were sisters, and the implications that held for their relationship.

I have my own theory on what it is, but I want to hear your answer first.

Hm. Okay, you have a point there.

The answer that occurs to me is "how would Soarin respond to seeing Applejack at her worst." Which doesn't strike me as the best So What. Also, continuing what I did before, sorta like I did with Beyond Forever, which had the so what of "what would make Purple Pie cast aside the Photo Finish persona?" I'm curious about your answer, since that could help me form my own ideas.

[SiuiS]

You called?

Need to have somepony walk the flank?

We will make you a link in the Chain, yet. Hurr Hurr Hurr.


CMC activity detected. Cuteness approaching 3 megakittens. ALERT.

Megakittens. Oh me oh my. Thank you for that. That is the beat unit of measurement EVER.

[TheAmishPirate]

Hm. Okay, you have a point there.

The answer that occurs to me is "how would Soarin respond to seeing Applejack at her worst." Which doesn't strike me as the best So What.

Exactly. The answer I was seeing was "showing how Soarin and AJ's mutual thoughtfulness is a major part of their relationship." Except that's exactly what we were shown in IASiF. Even your answer was shown there to some degree, so we already know how Soarin will respond.

The story itself is fine. The characters are true to themselves, and there's plenty of opportunity for hilarity to ensue. It's just that we learn nothing that we haven't already learned from IASiF.

Your third story idea, on the other hand, is another story entirely. I hope you can work out the kinks in this one, because I'd like to see that.

EDIT: I saw the same purpose behind Beyond Forever, though I initially mistook it as "What if Octavia was also Photo's sister, and what would that mean for her?". Mistaking the solution for the problem, or something like that.

[darthbobcat]

Exactly. The answer I was seeing was "showing how Soarin and AJ's mutual thoughtfulness is a major part of their relationship." Except that's exactly what we were shown in IASiF. Even your answer was shown there to some degree, so we already know how Soarin will respond.

The story itself is fine. The characters are true to themselves, and there's plenty of opportunity for hilarity to ensue. It's just that we learn nothing that we haven't already learned from IASiF.

Your third story idea, on the other hand, is another story entirely. I hope you can work out the kinks in this one, because I'd like to see that.
Crud. You make good points, but I don't want to rush right to third story idea, because I sorta feel like... you don't necessarily have that sort of conflict before you've had more than one day together, even if it was the best day ever.

... hey wait. What if I... I could adopt the pirate story and make it central. Tell the story from Soarin's POV. He shows up and finds that AJ and the other elements of harmony have been missing for a week after going out on a mysterious mission. Swashbuckling ensues.

[Volenti]

Alright, so out of silliness and waiting for our movie at the theater to start, we had about an hour to kill at the mall. My sister and I talked about a Friendship is Magic themed amusement park, to entertain ourselves, as my father half listened.

So, if you were to make a My Little Pony Friend is Magic theme park for sheer fun and silliness how would you go about it?

I decided on Equestria Land for sheer cheesiness. Automatically I decided on The Sonic Rainboom Roller Coaster with a tunnel of rainbow light goodness as the coaster crept up the slope before descending.

Anypony else have any other silly and fun thoughts on a Friendship is Magic amusement park and the sort of rides and attractions it would have? :smalltongue:

Giggle at the Ghostie haunted house.(or a ride)

Elements of Harmony; the ride, featuring Nightmares reveal, the journey through the forest and the climatic battle at the Everfree castle ruins.

Live magic show featuring a certain great and powerfull pony.

Full scale versions of the famous Ponyville buildings with the Princesses castle overlooking them Disneyland style.

...

allmymoney.jpg

[the_druid_droid]

Hm. Would I be better off with Uncle Orange being declared more trouble than he's worth and banished from the barn? Or should I cut the Pinkie joke? Because Pinkie's joke strikes me as being good, but the story could exist without it.

And yeah, if I do this, I would basically committing to a trilogy. The third part that is vaguely forming is them getting closer, but realizing they have conflicting cutie marks and one of them is going to have to compromise. One scene that occurs to me is AJ getting Twilight to cast a spell that temporarily turns her into a Pegaus to see if she could stand to live that way. Soarin is enamored with her wings. "Seriously, you could be a supermodel with wings like those!"

Also, THAT'S CHEATING, CRUSADERS.


Hm. Okay, you have a point there.

The answer that occurs to me is "how would Soarin respond to seeing Applejack at her worst." Which doesn't strike me as the best So What. Also, continuing what I did before, sorta like I did with Beyond Forever, which had the so what of "what would make Purple Pie cast aside the Photo Finish persona?" I'm curious about your answer, since that could help me form my own ideas.

More thinking:

I think you could maybe tone down the Orange stuff; say leaving it at slapstick level (since some comic relief might be good) instead of having him incapacitated and on meds. I do like the Pinkie eyepatch joke myself, and obviously Granny Smith's operation is critical to the plot.

Also, for myself, I think the 'so what' of this story could be just the direct question 'Ok, Soarin and AJ had a good time and like each other, but now what?' I guess I'm saying that some of the focus ought to be on them deepening their existing relationship, but that seems to be your intent anyway; just playing Captain Obvious for the moment.
Also, it's not cheating if you don't get caught. Just ask 'em!

EDIT: Just read the above discussion between you and the Amish Pirate. Changing the focus could be a solution...it would be interesting.

[Shadowy]

CMC activity detected. Cuteness approaching 3 megakittens. ALERT.

Over here? On this thread? It's just natural background cuteness. Anybody incapable of handling high levels was probably killed the moment they clicked onto this thread.

Plus everypony knows who the REAL cutest pony is:
http://s3.jspenguin.org/flutteryay.jpeg

[TheAmishPirate]

Crud. You make good points, but I don't want to rush right to third story idea, because I sorta feel like... you don't necessarily have that sort of conflict before you've had more than one day together, even if it was the best day ever.

... hey wait. What if I... I could adopt the pirate story and make it central. Tell the story from Soarin's POV. He shows up and finds that AJ and the other elements of harmony have been missing for a week after going out on a mysterious mission. Swashbuckling ensues.

Spot on for the third story, I wouldn't have it any other way. You still need a middle story of sorts, the trick is figuring out what needs to happen.

Hmm. It would be interesting, seeing as IASiF was from AJ's perspective. I'd have to see another write-up before I gave a yay or a neigh though. "Pirate shenanigans" is not quite developed enough to judge properly.

You may just want to mull it over some more, although I fully understand if you're in a writing/brainstorming mood and you HAVE TO WRITE NOW RIGHT NOW.

[darthbobcat]

Spot on for the third story, I wouldn't have it any other way. You still need a middle story of sorts, the trick is figuring out what needs to happen.

Hmm. It would be interesting, seeing as IASiF was from AJ's perspective. I'd have to see another write-up before I gave a yay or a neigh though. "Pirate shenanigans" is not quite developed enough to judge properly.

You may just want to mull it over some more, although I fully understand if you're in a writing/brainstorming mood and you HAVE TO WRITE NOW RIGHT NOW.

Yeah, I'll mull it over. Pirate Shenanigans isn't a plot, and it isn't rom com silliness like the first part, but it'd be fun to expand my repertoire and do an actiony fic. But I'm not going to have a writeup tonight; go ahead and snag some sleep. I'll think about it.

[TheAmishPirate]

Yeah, I'll mull it over. Pirate Shenanigans isn't a plot, and it isn't rom com silliness like the first part, but it'd be fun to expand my repertoire and do an actiony fic. But I'm not going to have a writeup tonight; go ahead and snag some sleep. I'll think about it.

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy sleep. *zonk*

[Kris Strife]

Megakittens. Oh me oh my. Thank you for that. That is the beat unit of measurement EVER.

I dunno, I'm still pretty partial to kilonazis. :smallbiggrin:

[darthbobcat]

I dunno, I'm still pretty partial to kilonazis. :smallbiggrin:

Is that a measure of the number of nazis in one place, or the measure of how many nazis have been killed in one fight?

[Kris Strife]

Is that a measure of the number of nazis in one place, or the measure of how many nazis have been killed in one fight?

It's a measurement of evil.

[darthbobcat]

It's a measurement of evil.

Which nazi is the baseline?

[SiuiS]

I think it is the mean of all Nazis ;P

[Kris Strife]

Which nazi is the baseline?

I'm guessing it uses an average, you'd have to ask Rich (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0489.html) himself. :smalltongue:

[MCerberus]

Which nazi is the baseline?

Well, assuming science has done their job, there would be a large sampling of them kept at STP.

[the_druid_droid]

Well, assuming science has done their job, there would be a large sampling of them kept at STP.

An ensemble of Nazis...kept at a constant level of evil by an external reservoir...

[Rebelhero]

We might need to consult with the Department of Evil Human Resources on this one...

[MCerberus]

Oh, and I did a 2-minute miniaturization, we're now able to adjust the cuteness of the thread down to a quarter-megakitten. http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/cute.png

[darthbobcat]

Oh, and I did a 2-minute miniaturization, we're now able to adjust the cuteness of the thread down to a quarter-megakitten. http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/cute.png

D'awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[the_druid_droid]

Oh, and I did a 2-minute miniaturization, we're now able to adjust the cuteness of the thread down to a quarter-megakitten. http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/cute.png

Fun fact: prolonged exposure to cuteness beyond 10 megakittens may lead to the development of cute super powers. Regulatory agencies have determined that the safe threshold for background adorableness is 100 kilokittens; higher exposure limits are permitted for workers in the MLP fandom, however.

[Grif]

Fun fact: prolonged exposure to cuteness beyond 10 megakittens may lead to the development of cute super powers. Regulatory agencies have determined that the safe threshold for background adorableness is 100 kilokittens; higher exposure limits are permitted for workers in the MLP fandom, however.

Wait, 10 megakittens is the upper limit?

Then all those Applebloom picture I have been storing...

/turns into an Applebloom clone. *blinks sadly*

[Thanqol]

Note: I am fairly sure that Lix is not secretly the Pony Joker. Like, 80% sure.

That said, part three of the serial. You get a nice cliffhanger, because I'm off to bed soon!

Why can't I be this prolific with Heroics?

I'd be on the edge of my seat if it weren't for these pesky armrests.


On this nooooote, I need to pick a new writin' project. Time to start imaginariuming new concepts.

[MCerberus]

Relevant agencies have required I put this up
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/murderouseagle/ponymote/warncute.png

last image from me for the night, I promise. I have to get to work on something weird for the secret ending to the comic. Expect Escher to be involved.

[darthbobcat]

I'd be on the edge of my seat if it weren't for these pesky armrests.


On this nooooote, I need to pick a new writin' project. Time to start imaginariuming new concepts.

Rainbow Dash doesn't understand the facts of life. Hilarity ensures.

[Kris Strife]

I'd be on the edge of my seat if it weren't for these pesky armrests.


On this nooooote, I need to pick a new writin' project. Time to start imaginariuming new concepts.

NCIS: Canterlot.

[AlterForm]

NCIS: Canterlot.

"Damn it, DiNuzzle. Do we have anything on this guy?"

"I'll go find something right away, Boss."

[Thanqol]

Rainbow Dash doesn't understand the facts of life. Hilarity ensures.

Well, that was easy. Thanks for reminding me of that one!

[Digestive Man]

I felt compelled to stop lurking to share this

I made a deal with one of my friends lately:
He and I would watch season 1 of Pony, in exchange he and I would marathon the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and the Star Wars Holiday special. We finished the Star Wars marathon about two hours ago. The Pony marathon is next week.

[MCerberus]

"Damn it, DiNuzzle. Do we have anything on this guy?"

"I'll go find something right away, Boss."

meanwhile, in Hoofami:

A group of CSI agents surround a cute corpse with a bow tied to her back.

"No sign of struggle, hard to ID the vic due to extreme morphing of features." A cuteness detector goes off, and a pony detective in a hazmat suit pulls a stash of CMC pictures from a secret safe. A cuteness exposure kit is nearby, obviously sabotaged... right next to a Ponythread ID badge.

"From what I see," the agent puts on sunglasses, "looks can kill."
NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH

[Thanqol]

I felt compelled to stop lurking to share this

I made a deal with one of my friends lately:
He and I would watch season 1 of Pony, in exchange he and I would marathon the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and the Star Wars Holiday special. We finished the Star Wars marathon about two hours ago. The Pony marathon is next week.

Whip! Stir! Whip! Stir! Whip! Whip! Whip! Stir! Whip! Stir! Whip! Stir! Whip! Whip! Whip! Stir!

I'm so sorry you had to watch that :smallfrown:

[darthbobcat]

Y'know, I don't mind the prequels... but I've never even had the stomach to watch the Nostalgia Critic review of the holiday special. You poor person.

[Grif]

I felt compelled to stop lurking to share this

I made a deal with one of my friends lately:
He and I would watch season 1 of Pony, in exchange he and I would marathon the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and the Star Wars Holiday special. We finished the Star Wars marathon about two hours ago. The Pony marathon is next week.

Princess Celestia wishes to extend her commendation for your sacrifice in watching the... show which must not be named... in order to recruit yet another brony to our cause.

http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2011/165/2/a/mlp__fim_dashie_salute_by_fethur-d3iy95g.png

[RdMarquis]

He deserves a medal for this. Maybe I'll type a short fanfic for the ceremony. You can hum the song from the end of the first Star Wars while you read it. Quick, someone think of a name for the relevant decoration.

Speaking of which, my friend is a fan of the show now, too.

[Brazen Shield]

"Damn it, DiNuzzle. Do we have anything on this guy?"

"I'll go find something right away, Boss."


meanwhile, in Hoofami:

A group of CSI agents surround a cute corpse with a bow tied to her back.

"No sign of struggle, hard to ID the vic due to extreme morphing of features." A cuteness detector goes off, and a pony detective in a hazmat suit pulls a stash of CMC pictures from a secret safe. A cuteness exposure kit is nearby, obviously sabotaged... right next to a Ponythread ID badge.

"From what I see," the agent puts on sunglasses, "looks can kill."
NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH
Meanwhile back in Canterlot:

"Zebra! Take him down!"

You guys make me happy. Oh, oh so happy T_T

[darthbobcat]

All of the friends I've gotten to be interested in it are rather grudging about it. For instance, I point you to the most recent review of It's Always Sunny. http://www.fanfiction.net/r/7080250/

[Kris Strife]

Whip! Stir! Whip! Stir! Whip! Whip! Whip! Stir! Whip! Stir! Whip! Stir! Whip! Whip! Whip! Stir!

I'm so sorry you had to watch that :smallfrown:


Y'know, I don't mind the prequels... but I've never even had the stomach to watch the Nostalgia Critic review of the holiday special. You poor person.


Princess Celestia wishes to extend her commendation for your sacrifice in watching the... show which must not be named... in order to recruit yet another brony to our cause.

http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2011/165/2/a/mlp__fim_dashie_salute_by_fethur-d3iy95g.png


He deserves a medal for this. Maybe I'll type a short fanfic for the ceremony. You can hum the song from the end of the first Star Wars while you read it. Quick, someone think of a name for the relevant decoration.

Speaking of which, my friend is a fan of the show now, too.

Am I really the only person who didn't hate the Star Wars Holiday special? :smallfrown: It was bad, but it was amusingly bad.


Meanwhile back in Canterlot:

"Zebra! Take him down!"

You guys make me happy. Oh, oh so happy T_T

I've had that idea in my head for a while, 3rd time I've posted it. :smalltongue:

The idea of Pony Gibbs and Denozo gives me a warm fuzzy feeling deep down in the cockles of my heart. :smallbiggrin: Maybe below the cockles, somewhere in the sub-cockle area...

[darthbobcat]

Am I really the only person who didn't hate the Star Wars Holiday special? :smallfrown: It was bad, but it was amusingly bad.



I've had that idea in my head for a while, 3rd time I've posted it. :smalltongue:

The idea of Pony Gibbs and Denozo gives me a warm fuzzy feeling deep down in the cockles of my heart. :smallbiggrin: Maybe below the cockles, somewhere in the sub-cockle area...

I don't have an opinion of it; I've just never felt like trying it, aside from maybe being curious about Boba Fett's first appearance.

[Kris Strife]

I don't have an opinion of it; I've just never felt like trying it, aside from maybe being curious about Boba Fett's first appearance.

Read the appropriate BMS strips at the same time, might be why I enjoyed it. :smalltongue: