1) B: Learn to live in the shadows and we’ll see how eager you are to step into the light.
2) B: If you’re not going to answer, why should we?
3) B: Sounds like a pretentious college student’s freshmare thesis on destiny. Trying to be deep without understanding what deep is. And you can take your gardening offer and-
Gonna cut this early before it gets any more insulting!
4) I myself feel that three struck the best balance, because one constantly restricted the player’s movement, and two put pits and enemies in just the right places that-even when you knew they were there you’d slam right into them unless you slowed down.
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1) Why do I keep seeing this? Is this the new forced meme or something? ‘Cause this can’t be a real thing.
2) B: … My cutie mark has nothing to do with what I’ve been doing for the last five years. But then again, as a guard before that, what I was doing still had nothing to do with my special talent.
B: I’ve… never actually worked in the field before.
3) Are you kidding? There’s the tabletop game I’ve been putting off. I was given a drawing tablet that I haven’t used in, like, two years. I managed to get a musical piece done for Sir Lintalot, but there’s still another one I was working on before that I’ve stalled on. It’s like the only thing I want to do right now is ignore everything.
Oh, and B doesn’t care. I mean, he’d have to make up a new alias that isn’t the one he’s using now- 'cause he still can’t use his real name.
4) B: Hmph. Your very question betrays how little you know. What does it mean to disappear to you?
5) I’ve heard of it. But I’m really more interested in the psychological and sociological side of your universe. As I understand it the show touches upon more broad concepts than the original. Is there an episode about society and culture as a global civilization?
Lyranne, i was looking at my tumblr activity, and saw some chump liked this post. And i was like “wtf is this post again? Some rarijack nonsense….” and i LOOKED through it once…then i was like…wait…wAIT WAIT OH! WIAT IS THAT
LYRA IS THIS YOUR LONG-LOST FATHER?!!?
… Well?
B: I didn’t meet your father until after he joined the guard, so I don’t know his natural coat color. But apart from his body being recovered after the attack, he was a unicorn. That’s an earth pony. I’m sorry, that pony must be related to some other Lyra.
Well now wait a minute. My parents must have had family, right? What if he’s an uncle or something?
B: Hmm… From the few conversations we had, your father never mentioned his family. Never spoke with your mother… I suppose it’s worth looking into. Not like I have anything else to do anymore.
1) B: Take time off from retirement?
2) B: Members of CUE work for five years. No extensions. My time was up.
3) Oh, I know that feeling. Wouldn’t life be so much easier if time was the only thing we had to balance?
4) I believe the concept you are describing is fate. Even supporters of fate must first accept something as being fated.
Of course, having the option to choose to accept fate, consciously or not, sort of throws a wrench in the sequence.
I was right. I don’t know if Discord somehow knew what was going to happen, but he saved us after Tirek attacked. The house came in on itself and we might have all died if he hadn’t carried us outside. He’s even rebuilt our house!
Of course, that doesn’t change the fact none of that would have happened if not for him. But maybe he actually learned his lesson this time.
Oh and Twilight now has a gaudy, crystal treehouse castle. Yuck.
Our magic came back!
We searched inside, but we didn’t find anyone, so I guess nopony was harmed. Our house isn’t really safe right now, so I’m not sure where to- What? What are you pointing-…
Wh… What am I looking at?
I’m okay… Bon-Bon and Tootsie are here too. I think Discord might have took us to-… Oh… Oh no…
I… I hope nopony was inside.
Lyra: Tartarus would have been too good for you, Discord!
Discord: Oh, you’re really just making this so much more difficult for me.
B: Argh!
???: They do grow them strong these days, don’t they?
Lyra: NO! Let him go! [Gasp]
[Crash]
Discord: Well, that seemed a tad unnecessary.
???: Hmph.
[Fading footsteps]
Lyra: Discord… Why…?
Discord: Please. You ponies were just using me.
Lyra: He’s using you… When he’s done… He’ll…
Discord: He’ll what? Cook me some fried squash? … Lyra? …
[Recording timed-out]
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1) B: I am without purpose and I feel as though my life has lost all meaning.
2) Oh my gosh! Congratulations! That’s fantastic! And Bon-Bon got her brother-in-law to look after Simple. Evidently he both couldn’t make it and agreed. Color me surprised.
3) Lyra: Oh for pony’s sake… There was nothing-
B: [Sharp intake of breath]
Lyra: … Is-?
B: Something’s wrong.
Lyra: Ri~ght… He’s not taking his retirement very well, if you couldn’t tell.
4) Yes! I remember! I loved that tumblr! It was great! You portray a funny old pony very well!
That was nuts. I mean, what were they thinking?! How could they not have a contingency in place in case of emergencies?! That ice cloud could have killed dozens!
But, oh mare! Spike was all- zip zip zip! [deep inhale] Buuuuuuuuph! And it was gone just like that! Nothing but a gentle rain! Way to go, Spike!
Oh… And for all those ponies who were all, “Where were the princesses? What were they doing?” Well, who are those two in the left corner of this picture I took?
Risking their lives to help? I think so.
1) And SoB stands for ’Son of Bubbie’. It’s the same thing, really.
2) If I remember right, somepony did a really cool gift art for me, and I was all “Oh my Cels! Thanks! This is great! Thank you so much” or some such chain of gratitude. And then the next time I got something I thought to myself, “Shouldn’t I thank this person too? Wouldn’t that be rude not too?”
3) Lyra: What? No! Why would you say that? I’m not a creep! I’m not a weirdo! What the [omitted] am I doing here?! I don’t belong here!
Bon-Bon: Stop yelling! I’m trying to sleep!
Lyra: S-sorry…
4) Yes, controls. I don’t care if your sluggish, unintuitive controls were intended by design. I don’t like them.
[A dulled roar, as if within a massive crowd.]
Lyra: Okay. And you said I could post this too, right?
B: Sure.
Lyra: Alright! Take it away! Magic disabling! Go!
B: The notion of suppressing spell casting has been the subject of much research for nearly as long as spell casting has been around. There hasn’t been any real effective method up to this point. But it seems crystal ponies have created one. And it’s quite elegant. They used spell threading to weave together a complex Counterspell that sticks to the unicorn’s horn.
B: Now, a Counterspell wall isn’t a new concept. But crystal ponies took it so much further. They created a spell wall that seeks out sources of magic and wraps them in a Counterspell while leaving the rest of the subject unaffected.
B: It’s absolutely remarkable. If the Counterspell wrapped up the entire unicorn, then this would leave the subject in an unpleasant condition not far removed from being at a high altitude and breathing in thinner air. But because it targets only the source of magic- it’s the perfect solution to unwanted spell use for a public gathering. It could even be repurposed as a pacifying tool during riots or further, a non-fatal instrument of war.
B: That they created something so incredible such a short time after their return is simply astounding.
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