
I recall a student in high school who always joked and laughed and smiled. And I mean all the time. Then toward the end of the year we had some writing assignment about a date we would always remember and had to present it to the class. Most ponies did something, you know, happy. Some of us wrote about how tragedies had affected us. He wrote about how both his parents were killed in an accident. About living with his grandparents and seeing psychologists. He was in the accident.
After his presentation, everypony started acting different around him. But he just sort of bushed it off. He was all, “That happened like a year ago. If I needed anything before it would have been too late now.”
Life is strange. How ponies can or can’t cope with things is… impossible to read. We complain about the most mundane things, but this colt lost his parents only months before the school year started. And you’d never have guess it in a million years.

1) Oh, that’s not very fun.
Ew. No. World PvP servers are absolutely awful in every game ever. I would never play on one again.
I’ve been playing on Tempest Reach, but my mains are on Celestial Hills; the RP server. You still play, right? We could play together sometime if you want!
2) Well, if you’re just looking for something to do, I spent some 20 hours fiddling either with the battle subway or trying to make a team that could win (spoilers, I evidently suck). Eventually, after talking with my online friend, I just sent myself an army of Dittos holding the TMs I needed. I don’t have whatever kind of time it would take to unlock them all normally, and with all the TMs that Pokemon can’t learn anymore in X (for whatever reason) I needed a back up.
Speaking of which, I finished with Black 2 a few days ago. So, Pokebank? You can go ahead and launch anytime now. I got a full team of level 1-10s waiting for my first run through (Miltank, Skarmory, Gible, Tynamo, and an Eevee that I plan to make a Vaporeon after it learns Baton Pass).
3) Strawberry! Hey! You’ll never believe this, but there’s been this pony walking around impersonating you for the last year or so. Pretty wild, huh?
Holy [omitted]! I want to wear that! I want to wear that now!
(Source: cals-art-promos)

1) Well, I heard Twilight did some calculations with the weather team and had created a pretty mild start to winter. But mare, have things ever taken a blistery turn lately.
I think you mean Join Avenue; and it’s sort of an afterthought as far as town-scaping goes. Breath of Fire 2 probably did it better. As for Poke Studios, the problem is you have to redo movies no matter what in order to unlock them all. And because you or the enemy are still subject to crits and misses, it all just becomes so random and time-consuming. Even with a guide.
Short answer: yes. I hacked myself one of every legendary from every generation minus the three birds and Mewtwo (because I’d rather catch those myself in X, if I can). Long answer: They’re all “legit” in theory, because they’re just copies of real pokemon that somepony somewhere caught or were given at an event. But until Pokebank launches there’s no way of knowing for certain that they won’t be flagged as fake somehow.
Either way I only have them for personal collection. I’d never trade them and I’d never battle in any tier of play that allows legendaries. I’d either get my flank delivered to me or be accused of cheating.
2) Yeah. I just figured that… you know… cats and dogs don’t get along.
3) If you didn’t want to superimpose then you shouldn’t have started placing pictures of your face over every portrait in the house.
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1) I remember! Wait… Oh no!
2) Strawberry, run! sexxi-bbz is an equinewolf!
3) Is that the thing were you take a knife and poke between your digits? You know, for species that have digits.
I think it’s called Bishop.
4) Fluttershy.
No, I’m not going to elaborate further.
An Australian Blue Heeler goes to sleep on top of the flock it has herded
Lyra! Psst Lyra!
Does your dog ever do this?
Ha! Not quite, but he’ll fall asleep on your lap. He’s allowed on the bed, but he usually sleeps on some covers on the floor.
(via allgreymatters)
1) I don’t remember the exact time. I want to say somewhere around 50 hours, but I spent a lot of time in the Poke Studios (which was a total waste, avoid that crap, Lemonade and Lava Cookies aren’t worth that crap) and sometimes I’d leave the game on for an hour while I look something up.
I’m currently at 80 hours. I’m at area 6 of Black Tower. All I have left to do is beat that, link with a friend that has White 2 to unlock access to the last two legendaries I’m missing, and beat Whitetail Woods.
Nice post-game in this sucker, though. About as long as the core game.
2) Never have I met a mare with such a strong desire to cringe in discomfort.
I wasn’t the one to sing that.
3) Lyra: Well?
Bon-Bon: Use your magic, you nitwit.
4) Uh… Well, I started with Gen 1. Gen 2 was alright. But I never played Gens 3 or 4. You didn’t ask, but I’ve liked Gen 5 well enough. And I’m expecting to enjoy Gen 6 as well, when I get to it.
But to me, part of my enjoyment in Pokemon is being able to use specific Pokemon that I like.
5) Lyra: Uh huh huh huh. That’d be funny if I ever got to eat any.
Bon-Bon: Work food is for work.
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asklyra asked: Would it make you feel better if I did it? Would it make you feel better if I said something about the heart not being in the corner?
AAAAAAAAAA
the FIRST AND ONLY PONY OF THE DAY, TO CATCH MY HUMOROUS CHANGE IN ICON.!! lolololol
changing back now
Oh.
I figured this was going to result in bodily harm to myself with a heart-shaped ninja star. Or the house being burned down. Or you teaching Tootsie some fourth dimensional swear word that’s somehow offensive even though it doesn’t exist.
This is actually nice!
Well, since I don’t have any asks I’m just gonna poke-rant for a moment.
Okay, so all the Eevee-lutions have at least a relative use for their respective hidden abilities, except one.
Who thought it would be a good idea to give Jolteon Quick Feet for it’s hidden ability? Jolteon is not terribly sturdy; if it gets hit by something it doesn’t resist more than once, it’s probably already down (if it survives the first hit). For the ability to activate Jolteon has to be poison, burned, or paralyzed, the later of which it is immune to as of gen 6 (and never something you want to be regardless). Being poisoned or burned takes away critical health for an already fragile pokemon.
But even if Jolteon is burned or poisoned, what exactly is it going to do with the extra speed? It’s already in a six-way tie for 11th fastest Pokemon overall; and 4th if you don’t count mega evolutions or legendaries. So why didn’t they give it something useful like Lightning Rod or, like, anything that doesn’t involve boosting speed?
And of course I complain because the Jolteon I have has Quick Feet when I would have rather had the default Volt Absorb.
I beat Black 2 the other day!Yay! Go you!
Would you recommend it? This is my first foray into Pokemon anything. Prior to December 25th, I could only maybe name 2, possibly 3, pokemon. Judging by…
I’ve enjoyed it, but I’ve purposely been playing Black 2 before X because it’s a substantial step backward in visuals and easy accessibility. BUT if you do get it, you can use hack websites to give yourself special event pokemon that you can’t just get anymore. I went a little nuts with it this time (my team has been Snivy, Jolteon, Mew, Victini, Genesect, (all low level) and then the Zorua that you get from the story), but all I’m going to do with X is give myself a level 1 Miltank that I’m breeding to join my Fennekin at the start (which I’m choosing so I can get Zapdos which, like Jolteon and Mew, is an old Gen 1 favorite of mine).
I’ve had a pretty good time.
(Source: allgreymatters)
And now, a bunch of things I meant to reply to earlier but forgot.

1) One might say my Ponyville was so gentle and still that things couldn’t possibly go wrong.
I just knew I was alright the following day. To be frank, it passed through my digestive system.
2) Thank you! This is actually the first time anypony has given me a positive comment on it. I get questions about it every now and again, but never any commendations!
3) Groovy, Gnarly, Tubular, Radical. Wait, I take that last one back. Pretty sure Rainbow Dash says that too.
I want to use heavy, but I keep forgetting in the heat-of-the-moment.
4) This made me feel better at the time.Thanks!
5) We shall be resolute in our resolutions!
That we both evidently failed last year.
1) Woah woah woah. Slow down there Jane Row. I’m not that smart. Let me bust out dictionary.com.
“Well wishes, evil-doer or criminals! I am attempting to put to use wrongly the collection of formulas for the preparation of affordable articles of food. Who will join me!?”
… Are you trying to sell drugs for food?
2) Sure, Strawberry. Want to answer a question or two with me?
3) Lyra: Seems amazing? It’s definitely showing age, but that game was the hottest of the hot for its time.
Lyra: And clearly I would be the keen-eyed spotter to Bon-Bon’s quick-hooved digger.
Bon-Bon: Alright, sure.
Lyra: Really?
Bon-Bon: Lyra. Once again, I have no idea what you’re talking about. I don’t play video games.
4) I’m not sure what implications are even attempting to be made by that statement.
5) Well, you just went completely out of your way to insure no pony could do the whole “lol! you can’t read cupcakes!” joke. Spoiled sport.
No. I actively avoid anything related to it.
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