Ask Lyra

Aug 28

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1) I saw when these were sent last night, but I try not to post too much all at once. But hey, gave me plenty of time to ponder.

2) I most certainly do not.

3) You mean like, right now or overall? ‘Cause the only pony that I know was up when I got these is Sir Lintalot ('cause he posted immediately after I did). And while he does follow me, I’m pretty sure he doesn’t actually read anything I post.

Sorry, just having a difficult time thinking of who would bother being cryptic.

4) In my bedroom, but I swear if I start hearing a rapping upon my chamber door I’m gonna pee myself and you’re cleaning it up.

5) If this is for the million bit grand prize, I’m gonna say because you’re bored and know I’ll eventually respond.

6) Okie dokie! Take care!

Edit: By the way, great job sending these backwards! This is how they showed up in my inbox and that made things a lot easier on me.

Aug 27

asksirlintalot:
“ u< ))
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I realized that somehow I never reblogged this, and that makes me sad. So I’m fixing that.

asksirlintalot:

<3

(( Thanks yee everyone for wishing Linty a happy birthday~ >u< ))

I realized that somehow I never reblogged this, and that makes me sad. So I’m fixing that.

image1) Not trying to be disrespectful if this is legit, but I’ve got a virus from a website before and it’s not fun. This seems sort of spammy so I need some evidence that I’m not going to regret going there.

2) Yeah, but medical bills can be killer. But if you can afford it I’d go. Could be something simple, but threatening as Anemia caused by dietary iron deficiency. I had that for a little while when I was younger. Felt tired and sick all the time.

3) There were plenty of games that were playable, just not a whole lot that were memorable or didn’t have superior sequels that negated their predecessors.

I do miss the minimal load times of cartage games from that era, though. Start game. Pick mode. Pick character. Start race. No load screen. No awkward pause. Nothing. Even freakin’ New Leaf has load screens.

And it’s cool. Ya just doesn’t has to call me Johnson.

4) Bon-Bon: Yeah… A shame. I mean, what mare wouldn’t want to be called Drops. Or Doctor Oops. But you can call me Bonnie, if you’d like.

Bon-Bon: And sure, I have some regular suppliers. I don’t grow anything myself, if that’s what you were asking. But I also might shop around on occasion. You know, make sure I’m not being gouged. You’d be surprised how little years of loyalty means until a supplier loses a big customer. Then it’s all, “I’m sure we can work something out.”

Aug 26

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Aug 25

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1) Not very, but this’ll shock your soul.

2) Loira? “Come on then, Loira! Your ganna be late for the pahr-tee!”

But to answer your question, Lie-ra.

3) Either I’m misunderstanding or you are. Ruling Hell offers both comfort and freedom, but at the cost of praying on others. I’ve never been all about making other pony’s lives harder, even when I used to do it all the time.

4) Well, that explains questions one and two, but still leaves number three gaping at the maw; why is this a thing? I mean, the video didn’t really seem that interesting to me and I’m sure there’s plenty of stuff like that out there that nopony cares about.

5) I hadn’t heard of it before, no. Probably because it was an illustrated text adventure; a genre somewhat before my time and far outside my preference. I mean, I guess it beats straight reading, but not by much.

Interesting mood for a cyberpunk world, though.

6) Thanks. I mean, when I was searching I found everything from videos of people throwing around unpaid for merchandise to a video of somepony who was posting public information of some girl who evidently upset him. Which is where my search ended because that’s just completely [omitted] up and [omitted] that guy.

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Aug 24

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1) Bon-Bon: My, but you are a sweet talker, aren’t you?

Lyra: It’s too late for Everypony Loves Lyra. I would never agree to something like that unless Peter Boyle could be in it. Peace be with him.

Bon-Bon: What about Morgan Freeman? I thought you liked him.

Lyra: Bon-Bon, please. I’m trying to be realistic in my casting.

2) Having a creature of divine power in charge certainly gives you something to answer to.

3) “Wrong”, I guess.

4) For an expired prize? I don’t think you can “sentence” me.

5) I made an attempt; really I did. But all I could find were things referencing this. I have no idea what it’s supposed to mean, where it came from, or why it’s a thing.

Aug 23

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1) Lyra: I don’t know about all that, but I use heavily salted water to help treat these mouth ulcers I get every so often. One or two times and it’ll clear up in only a couple of days. Can last a week or more if I do nothing. Only seem to get them if I eat too much salt. Like too many packs of Ritz crackers.

Bon-Bon: I suppose I’m pretty healthy. More importantly, I rarely get sick. Sorry about your headaches, though.

Lyra: I don’t get sick that often, but working with foals it’s sort of hard to resist. You’d be surprised what parents will send their kids in with. You’d have to have the immune system of a machine to not catch anything.

2) Lyra: The games. I can adapt pretty well to any controller, but if there isn’t anything memorable to play there’s no point.

Bon-Bon: I like this one. Everypony loves Lyra, but no pony ever seems to notice poor ol’ Bon-Bon.

3) Now that sounds more like it. And proper explanations are a must. When armed with appropriate knowledge and support, the only “weapon” the opposition have is being too lazy to change. And ponies like that aren’t worth wasting the time.

4) Friendship is built, not requested. We could potentially be friends, but it takes time, communication; things like that.

Aug 22

Years, by Bartholomäus Traubeck

Aug 21

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1) I’m sorry, Alicorn Pinkie said all that? Really? Because all I’m seeing is

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2) It’s already been a week. And while I don’t support the attempt to take down the tumblr in question, that doesn’t mean I don’t agree with the anti-rape culture cause they’re working toward. Of course it’s not about taking the page down. That would be like a civil rights group saying “all we want is equal job opportunities in the field of… construction.” Stopping at a single page on a single website would be a pointlessly limited scope to operate toward, but in their theory it’s an appropriate start.

The reason I don’t support it isn’t because the cause is pointless; it’s because the action is detrimental. You can’t hammer ponies over the head with your views and expect anything out of it. The only ones worth educating are those willing to listen. And the artist obviously isn’t one of them. Neither are the followers. So this all amounts to bad publicity that potentially turns away those who may have been willing to have a change of heart.

And I could go into a lot more detail on the subject too. But this isn’t an activist page and I’m not here to change anypony’s viewpoints. I just log in to relax and keep up with friends.

3) From what I was told, Mario Kart 64 was a day-one launch title along with Super Mario 64. I will tell you that you didn’t miss much, though. I hated the N64. I would hazard to say the only thing you really missed was Ogre Battle: Person of Lordly Caliber. It, along side March of the Black Queen for SNES, were two outstanding games.

Aug 20

image1) That was certainly… Interesting. The ending threw me off; I thought my computer froze or something!

2) I know, right? It’s like- come on, buddy. I found this in a floating box comprised of boxes in a sewer run by animated manikins. Find your own.

3) I don’t know…

4) I looked so hard for a simple clip of Fred Fredburger spelling his name. All I got were “Best Of"s and trash YTPs.

Aug 19

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1) Shoot. I knew I saved up too long.

2) This is usually where conversations about this lead. Even in Equestra. Ponies don’t talk about the seers. They don’t like them. A society doesn’t want to be monitored. Not because they are or aren’t doing anything wrong, but for fear of being called out on something. Alienated.

It’s always, “What if this? What if that?” But to directly address the question, nothing. The seers monitor vital signs, not thoughts. The only time anything would be done is if your vital signs indicate a potentially violent nature (which they evidently can tell).

I don’t know; it’s always been this way.

3) I severely doubt it, but I guess it’s possible. Even if it is, I don’t think it’s impact would ever pass outside of this website.

Maybe I’m just too busy focusing on the long term.

4) Very… different. Thanks for sharing!

5) It’s a great place to live. It’s beautiful. Calm. Any sort of attack is always repelled. Just, you know, bow before your princesses.

And it’s not like they aren’t worthy rulers. Just… here and there, you know?

Aug 18

ethepony:
“ I didn’t know there was a merit badge in Lyra.
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Woah-my-gosh! I want a merit badge in Lyra! Or Lyraing!

ethepony:

I didn’t know there was a merit badge in Lyra.

Woah-my-gosh! I want a merit badge in Lyra! Or Lyraing!

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1) Got a whole list of songs!

2) Great! A few more and I’ll get a free trip to the spa!

3) It doesn’t matter. Removing something offensive might make a few ponies feel better, but doesn’t change anypony’s mind on the subject. Worst case, it’s used as a martyr to carry on the ignorant and completely mangled notions of “free speech.”

At the very least, with Equestria not having freedom of speech, there’s no misunderstood representation of it.

4) Aw, my favorite was the N64 version. Sure did play that a lot at the game store.

Aug 16

image1) Lyra: I personally just forget that I’m chewing it. That’s why I don’t chew gum very often.

Bon-Bon: Salt water is bad for you. That’s why you’re not supposed to drink it. Salt Water Taffy is made using both salt and water, but not salt water.

2) Bon-Bon: “Haughty fat lady?!” Well I never! You’re clearly just jealous of my incredible vocal ra~nge!

Lyra: What’s haughty mean?

Bon-Bon: I don’t know, but it sounded like an insult.

3) Bon-Bon: Hate? Parish the thought!

Lyra: To be honest, I didn’t care for her at first. But she’s super nice and funny! Witty too! We’ve been friends for close to two years now. She recently came back to tumblr, too!

4) Yeah… Awesome… Except that I don’t know a whole lot of unmarried teachers that don’t take jobs over the summer just to make ends meet. I fully expected to be subbing this summer, but I never got a call. Really need to start working right away once school starts back up. Hoping for that full-time job.