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.
Years, by Bartholomäus Traubeck
1) I’m sorry, Alicorn Pinkie said all that? Really? Because all I’m seeing is
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.
1) 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.
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.
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?
I didn’t know there was a merit badge in Lyra.
Woah-my-gosh! I want a merit badge in Lyra! Or Lyraing!
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.
1) 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.
1) I’m glad you like it!
2) Lyra: Pastel you say… Hmm… Maybe ponies did come first and they’re supposed to represent pony eggs…
Bon-Bon: Lyra, ponies don’t lay eggs.
Lyra: Not yet they don’t.
3) I would assume he was strict and solitary, considering he evidently knew about friendship magic but couldn’t ever get it to work. But your way is pretty awesome! I’d hang around a kookie little gnome.
4 & 5) I’m glad you both think so! The game’s perspective shifting was based on Final Fantasy 6, since I’ve never played Live-a-Live. Whole game took place on a physical representation of an internet forum. Less Tron (though there are elements of that) and more real world (later in the timeline things start to go World of Ruin as the code gets messed up).
And now that I think about it, I think I posted the screenplay… or maybe it was a different thing I wrote…
Either way I must have not tagged it very well. I can’t find it.
Bon-Bon: Goodness gracious! I’m good, but I’m only a pony!
Lyra: Hilariously enough, judging by past experiences, I don’t think B-Cov would mind a bag of spiders in his bed.
Bon-Bon: But if Spike fell down a well, who would tell Twilight?
Lyra: What…?
Bon-Bon: You know, ‘cause of the movie. The one with the high school, and Spike is a-
Lyra: Oh Cels [omitted], Bon-Bon!
Bon-Bon: Oh-ho, did I strike a nerve? So this is what it feels like to make somepony storm off in rage and disgust. Hmhm… I should try it more often.
1) Lyra: I’m… not sure what… Could you elaborate?
Bon-Bon: Wait up. Was that when she dumped a wagon full of garbage on my head?
Lyra: I-ah… Wouldn’t presume to know-Next question!
2) Lyra: You lost me. What else would you call Europe other than Europe?
Bon-Bon: Did you know it took me 4 days to get the smell out of my mane? I guarantee you I lost business over that.
Lyra: Let it go.
3) Lyra: I’d still say you’re looking for hugs for the wrong reason, but close enough. Apology accepted, right Bon-Bon?
Bon-Bon: I mean, it was just a motivational speaker! You listen to a few things his says, “Yeah, sure, alright. Be more assertive. Whatever.” Who actually follows through with all that crap?!
Lyra: Bon-Bon!
4) Lyra: Well, there are a ton of different branches of the guard. Some of them are just personal bodyguards. But you do whatever. Let your creativity flow!
Bon-Bon: And to think I wanted her autograph once! After the way she treated-!
Lyra: Bon-Bon! For the love of Celestia shut up about it!
1) Hey! I remember this tumblr! You were looking for somepony, or something.
I like that idea! Not sure how well the two mesh but I feel like there’s a lot of energy going on! As for the meat tree, I’d go with something sillier personally. Like milk that’s been genetically altered to have the same nutrients that meat has, and call it Meaty Milk! And in stores it’s always sold in these baby formula bottles. Very silly. Also very punk rock/counterculture.
2) Bon-Bon: What kind of hidden gags?
Lyra: Like those things during or after the credits.
Bon-Bon: You mean a stinger?
Lyra: Bad example. Like a Transformer toy in the background of a scifi movie about giant robots.
Bon-Bon: That’s funny? Sounds like a nod-to-the-fans.
Lyra: Ugh. You asked it anon; help me out here.
3) You know, when I saw this message I was going to argue it, but to do so I was going to bring up the exact pony the article’s about! He’s great! I love his music! I’ve even linked to a few of his tracks before! I love his Flamenco track!
And having read the article and now seen a few episodes of Gravity Falls, I’m upset by the decision against the artist. Though to be honest, not terribly surprised. He only did the intro song better than the original! That show would be so much more popular, and be worth more money, if Disney didn’t smother it ever chance they got.
4) Why yes, I believe I would. One of my favorite factions in City of Heroes were the Freakshow. And they weren’t the “pretty” cyberpunk you see in Deus Ex or even Shadowrun either.
1) Well sure, I’ve always wanted to make a game. Just as visual medium has it’s limitations, so does writing. I’ve messed with RPG Maker tons of times. I had a really cool project I was working on once but my computer fried and I lost around 6 months of work. Heavy work. Tried starting back up on it, but motivation was just gone. It was one of those multiple perspective things where you don’t really know what’s going on until you play as everypony. The cool part (at least I thought it was cool) was that each team was going to play differently. Oh well, I swept that under the rug long ago.
Hey! I just remembered I wrote a screenplay for an original series once! Takes place on human earth in modern times, but there’s magic, but magic only started to really proliferate when the internet arose and information about how to do it became easy to access. So the dynamic is law enforcement agencies struggling to keep up order in a world where all sorts of forces, or even random civilians (both criminal and non), are racing to become “all powerful” or at least to get away with whatever they want.
Got an A on the assignment.
2) I’ve touched on this before; it’s basically a cultural thing. Know what to look for. Learn how to spot refrains. Somepony will climb a building slow enough that others can see and they’ll climb up too and we’ll all go jumping from rooftop-to-rooftop.
Don’t try that at home, fillies and colts.
3) Bon-Bon: Sure I’d count mints as candy! Unless they’re mint leaves. But I don’t count cocoa beans as candy either. I don’t think anypony does.
Lyra: I always chew gum for too long and then my jaw gets tired.
4) Yeah, it wasn’t as good as the comics, but I still liked it. And that’s awful sweet of you. I was thinking of maybe trying it out while playing either Super Mario Kart or maybe Shadowrun Return’s starter campaign again. I’m kinda curious how awful I’d do at Mario Kart these days.
Thanks for the link and the warning about the fish part. I’ve seen fishing before, but I skipped over them eating fish. I blurred the link because I’m not comfortable posting a torrent link.
Finally got around to watching all of this. I had to stop a bunch of times just so I wouldn’t get bored. I wasn’t bored and I actually enjoyed it, but I stopped a bunch so I wouldn’t get bored. It was fun! I laughed a bunch! The suicide ferris wheel was nuts! And I didn’t expect him to be so good at darts! Are all humans good at darts?
There was one part during the five one-on-one matches where something was said implying the girl only played on mushroom cup when she was younger because she was a girl. I didn’t really appreciate that. I freakin’ gold cupped that entire game on 150cc. Granted, that was no easy feat.
But overall, I enjoyed it. I don’t know that I’d want to watch anymore of them. It was almost two hours long. Also, what is up with Asia and Asian? Aren’t the largest countries in Asia Russia, China, India, and Saudi Arabia? Why does the term Asian imply ancestry for only, if not less than, half the designated region of Asia? Am I missing something or is this arbitrary?
1) Doing nothin’ can be pretty cool. I’m still waiting for the school year to start back up and hopefully get a full time aid position.
2) Pretty low, only slightly lower, and statistically insignificant.
3) No. To be honest, Strawberry, I don’t really appreciate your dream as my part in it would be one of two mares and nothing more. Hugs are special and I don’t want mine to be trivialized.
4) Bon-Bon: I even thought I gave a pretty detailed answer… Guess I was wrong.
Lyra: I liked the little human silhouettes better. The gray balls are dumb. Almost every anonymous question I get is from a human anyway. Also, I miss the flower in the background.