Ask Lyra

Jun 22

Lyra: Well hey there, Spike!

Spike: Lyra? Uh… Is Bon-Bon here?

Lyra: Yeah, you need her?

Spike: N-no, I… Is Tootsie Flute here?

Lyra: Yes, Spike. The gang is all here. What’s up?

Spike: Um… Can you come with me? I think I need to show you something.

Lyra: You think you need to show me something?

Jun 21

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Bon-Bon: We have, yes. We don’t talk much, though. B is one of Lyra’s friends. I think.

Bon-Bon: [Sigh] B is very strange. He does… something… When you look at him, you see a pony. It doesn’t look remarkable. Nothing about it stands out. And when you look away, you won’t remember what the pony looked like. 

Bon-Bon: I’ve tested it before. I’ve wrote down a characteristic about him, like “long mane”, then held it up next to him. And periodically it’ll make sense. But then it… won’t? I’ve even tried writing down something while looking at him, but I could never even finish a word before I disagreed with what I was writing. Same thing with his voice.

Bon-Bon: He’s very serious. Not that he looks very serious, but…

Bon-Bon: I don’t really like him. I’ve tried to talk to him, but he’s just this… intimidating… thing… I don’t think anypony should have the kind of power he has. I don’t even like him being in the house. But let’s face it, there’s nothing I could do to stop him. At least this way I can see him. Sometimes… Even if I don’t know what I’m looking at…

Jun 19

phoenixswift:
“asklyra submitted:
“You stop that smiling young lady, this is very serious!
”
You can’t tell her what to do, you’re not her real dad!
I laughed pretty good at this one, actually! The subtle little edit to go with the sign made it all...

phoenixswift:

asklyra submitted:

You stop that smiling young lady, this is very serious!

You can’t tell her what to do, you’re not her real dad!

I laughed pretty good at this one, actually! The subtle little edit to go with the sign made it all the more better. Kudos to you, Lyra! (and totally not a mod or something, totally just Lyra).

Lyra. Master of comedy.

(Source: phoenixswift-art)

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I’m not trying to dissuade people from sending me messages. I love getting messages! I love getting messages from people I’ve never or rarely spoken with. I love getting messages from people I talk to a lot too! It’s all cool!

I’m just saying… think for a minute. This tumblr will be four years old next month. You have to realize I’ve gotten nearly this exact same message two dozen times by now. I’m not trying to call you out here, but I-I don’t know how to respond to it anymore!

I’m not saying you should know everything I’ve ever been asked. That number is in the tens of thousands. I don’t even remember all of them. But I can pretty safely assure you that if it’s a meme about me I am aware of it, and have been asked about it before. Probably more than once.

I know it can be intimidating to think of something to ask. I still send asks occasionally myself! If you’re having trouble thinking of something, look back through some of my posts and reply directly to something I’ve said. You don’t even have to agree with it! Feel free to challenge me on something!

Directly addressing your question: Half of Ponyville knows I talk to humans on the computer. For the last two years I’ve been asking ponies to guest answer for April Fools. Half of them don’t believe I’m really able to talk to humans, but that still leaves a pretty good number that do. Twilight Sparkle herself has been to a human world. I’m positive from my research that it’s not the human world, but it has humans of some kind in it.

Anyway, thanks for the ask! I’ve seen you around tumblr more than a few times!

Jun 18

Okay, so I don’t normally do this, but…

Garnet said “You need a gem at the core of your being. Then you need a body that can turn into light. Then you need a partner whom you trust with that light. Literally.“ So Greg couldn’t fuse.

But Steven and Connie can fuse. Connie doesn’t have a gem, and she can’t turn into light. So… How?

When Steven shrugged off gem destabilization, it was because he’s part human. The human aspect of him keeps his body whole. That made sense. He may not even be able to retreat into gem form. With how fragile the other gems treat him, they certainly make no indication that they expect him to be able to.

But how can being part human let him to turn someone else into light? How can the same aspect that protects him from destabilization allow him to turn into light at all?

Jun 17

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1) Bon-Bon: Fine! Everything is fine! Why wouldn’t it be?

Lyra: I think the state of Michigan is winking about something else.

Bon-Bon: Oh. Nevermind then.

Lyra: I’m flirty, okay? It’s just my nature! That doesn’t mean anything!

2) Why sure! Anything for you! While I’m at it, how about I put on some papier-mâché wings and sing a song about trying hard and never giving up?

3) Google is giving me a lot of hits back. So I know this is a thing. Not really sure what to say in reply, though. I mean, I couldn’t think of anything. So I’m willing to admit I wasn’t very smart. But I went out and found a mare that’s so much wiser. And she taught me the way to win your heart. She said- I already told David Seville, go ask him.

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Admittedly, I haven’t been paying that much attention. But…

Final Fantasy 7 Remake) Eh.
Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst) Real game to go with your cool mechanics this time?
Fallout 4/Dark Souls 3) Natch.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided) Cool, but same protagonist? Why?
Kingdom Hearts 3) Nice 👌.
X-COM 2) Fantastic news!
Shenmue 3) Woah-mai-gawd! For real?! Woah-mai-ga~wd!

I’m sure I’ve missed a few big ones, though.

Jun 16

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Jun 15

Do they have friendship magazines in Equestria like they did in America in the early 50’s?

I hesitate to post this, because I don’t think we do. But if Twilight gets wind of it she’ll probably conjure one into publication.

Also, 4 bits for a magazine?! Celestia almighty!

Jun 14

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1) It was a delightful ceremony, though admittedly I was a little preoccupied. Had some things to think about.

2) Lyra: Oh, you got me. All these years I’ve just been joshing you folks. I’m actually more than a little gay.

Bon-Bon: Lyra.

Lyra: I’m actually Super Gay! And that’s not just a status, but my superhero secret identity!

Bon-Bon: Lyra.

Lyra: No no. This is what they want. I am so~ gay, that if I walked into a room being monitored by a gay-ometer, the display would cycle thrice and then read TILT.

Bon-Bon: … Got it out of your system?

Lyra: For the moment.

3) I think the thing that upsets me the most about that game is that any other company could have made the exact same game. And I mean the exact. Same. Game. And nopony would have cared. But because Neightendo made it, everypony ignores that a full priced game launched with as much, if not less content than a free-to-play title still in beta. And isn’t that just a little sad.

4) I’d be surprised if this Killer Queen didn’t also have a laser beam of some kind.

How about… a wendigo… with the power to… possess objects and… reveal identities. I dunno. I’m just tossing stuff together here.

Edit: Oh, and my stand could be called Everlong.

Jun 13

Okay, so evidently the wedding is today.

Bon-Bon… had to take care of something. So I finished decorating town hall. Alone.

I guess I’ll just sit around here for a bit.

Maybe eat some oats…

Jun 07

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I have been informed by Bon-Bon that the wedding is, in fact, not tomorrow.

It’s next Sunday. Whoops!

Jun 05

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1) I did! Next Sunday, right? That’s what the invitation said anyway.

2) I do not, no. In fact, I know next to nothing about it.

3) I’ve still only seen a few episodes of that. They’re hard to find.

Jun 04

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1) I have no idea what you’re talking about. By the way, don’t go back in time or you’ll destroy yourself.

2) Pete’s ZA?

3) Discord: I came out to have a good time and I’m honestly feeling so attacked right now.

4) Discord: Who? Me? She’s the one that started it.

Lyra: I did not! You overloaded my phone!

Discord: Such a short memory, Lyra? You know, there’s no winners in the blame game.

Lyra: Er…

5) I don’t like scary movies, as I’ve said before. So I rarely see any. But from the review I watched, I wouldn’t be against giving Suspiria a try. It looks amazing.