Ask Lyra

Aug 24

jmg1234-deactivated20140425 asked: has any one ever came on to you highly intoxicated? p.s. don't flip out, its a fair question.

How about Berry Punch earlier today.

Room still has a whiff of vomit to it…

jmg1234-deactivated20140425 asked: "alcohal doesn't solve anything, but then again, neither does orange juice, so might as well whip up a screwdriver and pretend"

Oh, alcohol solves plenty.

Just can cause more problems than it solves, if you aren’t careful.

theblackstrawberry asked: I'm going to frame this autograph, and hang it across from my bed, so i can admire it first thing in the morning.

I have no idea why…

Seriously, it doesn’t mean anything.

daixxiii-deactivated20111025 asked: Do they even make rules for those games?

We played for real back when I was around.

If you fail to complete a dare, whoever’s ‘it’ gets a point and remains 'it’.
If you refuse a truth, you lose a point and whoever’s 'it’ gets a point and remains 'it’.
If you complete a truth or dare, you get a point, and you’re now 'it’.
You can’t just keep going back and forth with each other. Quit playing like a d-… uh… dingus (That part was added before I came along).
There’s no rules about what kind of truth you can ask, but the answer only has to be true from the truthee’s perspective. So don’t ask some off-the-wall history question, “you’re not a clever pony.” (We had to add that part in for obvious reasons.)
Dares can only directly involve other players if they are willing participants.
Dares can only involve non-players as observers (usually for something embarrassing).
There was a lot of debate over it, but you can dare somepony to tell the truth. Truth is almost always the easier option anyway, so most of the time you’re throwing your dare away.
If you believe a dare is unfair you call out… uh… bullpoop.
An unfair dare is any dare the daree is believed to be completely incapable of completing, or something 'completely illegal’. 'Completely Illegal’ is a technical term for “they’re gonna get caught and snitch!”
If a dare has been… questioned, then you make your case and the other players agree or disagree.
If the other players disagree, you gotta do it. No penalty for trying to get out of it so you pretty much always call bull… poop.
If the players agree, whoever’s 'it’ loses their turn, a point, and the daree is now 'it’.
If the players agree but the daree says they’ll do it anyway, one of two things happen. Either A) The daree fails and the darer gets a point and remains in control. Or B) The daree succeeds and gets two points, is now it, and the darer loses two points.
When dared, the daree can 'diamond dog dare’ the darer to do it instead. If they agree and succeed, the former darer get two points and remains in control, while the former daree loses a point. Nothing lost if they refuse to go through with it, but lots of taunting usually ensues.
Despite varying degrees of pi-… peeing matches, there’s only one thing above a 'diamond dog dare’.
A 'double diamond dog dare’ can be called if one of the participants is the currently in the lead, and is usually a signal that everypony is getting tired of playing.
A 'double diamond dog dare’ means both participants have to do the dare. Refusing is no longer an option, by penalty of every other player.
A 'double diamond dog dare’ usually also means something really bad is about to happen, so get your things together and get ready to run from the guard. Younger players are excused and can leave at any time because they can’t run as fast.
Whoever completes the 'double diamond dog dare’ first wins.
You lose if you get caught, unless the group decides it was worth it.
YOU LOSE IF YOU SNITCH!

askzulwaythegodofmercy-blog asked: I have brought some peanut butter. Creamy. I want you to eat some so that I may watch you while you try to eat it because it'll make you look as if you can talk. That will please me.

You, are clearly disturbed.

I am talking!

theblackstrawberry asked: Can I have your autograph?

I guess so.

Sorry, kinda ran off there at the end.

theblackstrawberry asked: I keep trying to write a question, but every time I write it, it doesnt seem like the wording is correct. anyways, how are you?

I’m alright.

But I’ve spent all night on tumblr and haven’t even touched my lyre…

I’m never going to get this piece finished… I had a concept for 4-1 and 4-2, but the little time I spent fiddling with it sounded dumb…

scooc replied to your post: You’re quite supportive towards me.. I must have done something right :>

This makes me cry tears of joy.. Thank you, Lyra.

Just… Try your best. I really hope things turn out better for you than they did for me.

anon-pony-blog asked: I sort of feel stupid for asking that,because right after I did, I saw something about you stealing pillows... -Anon

Don’t believe the hype. There are stupid questions.

But that wasn’t one of them.

jmg1234-deactivated20140425 asked: first off, its spelt shwagg, second, its a type of weed.

We’re talking about swagger.

But to possess swagger, is to have swag.

scooc-deactivated20110831 asked: You're quite supportive towards me.. I must have done something right :>

You’re my friend!

And it wasn’t so long ago that I was where you are. I remember what it was like. I doubt things are identical, but a lot of what you say hits home pretty hard.

I wish I could convince your parents to not force you to work while in college. I know for a fact that having to work and study at the same time negatively impacted my grade. Eight to twelve hours a week spent in a cafeteria was still eight to twelve hours I could have spent studying.

Incidentally, most of the time I worked in the cafeteria, I caught pizzas from the oven, sliced them, and put them on display.

Anonymous asked: Dear Lyra, Why do you have so much swag for a unicorn?

Growing up on the streets, I guess.

Although, DJ Pon3 didn’t grow up on the streets, to my knowledge. But she has quite a bit of swag herself. So it’s probably a ‘not all rectangles are squares’ type of thing.

askgildagriffon replied to your post: Do you think anypony has actually thought of saying “No” to a dare?

I Really Never Got This Whole E-ToD Thing, How Are You Meant To Tell If The Other Pony Actually Did What They Say They Did. I Know I’d Just Lie About It.

Yeah… Not a game I would play online.

Not that I can play it offline either, without disclaimers. I’m legally bound to not discuss some things.

daixxiii-deactivated20111025 asked: Do you think anypony has actually thought of saying "No" to a dare?

Well… I’ve seen it once or twice. But if you want to win, you need to call the pony out on the dare as being against the rules, not outright refuse.

If you can prove it, they lose their turn!

jmg1234-deactivated20140425 asked: please don't notice the conection, i like your tumblr.

Oh I’m sure it’s too late anyway. I could close this account and there’d still be aliens and humans walking around. I just wouldn’t know ahead of time.

That’d be like stomping out the initial match while half the forest is already on fire.