Ask Lyra

Mar 09

Oh hey! A new follower! I’ll just check their page to see what they’re all about!

Okay, what is- OH GOD! HUMAN [omitted]! EW! OH NASTY! IT LOOKS LIKE A MEALWORM! U~GH!

[omitted] me sideways!

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1) Well, I must be just dastardly.

2) B: Our diet is largely regulated; no coffee. No caffeine at all unless it’s consumption is part of blending in during an operation. CUE operatives can never reveal their identity. That’s not to say we couldn’t meet at some point, you just wouldn’t know who I was. Maybe we’ve already met.

3) No. That’s a terrible pun.

4) Sorry, no. Changing something radical about the world can have unforeseen side-effects. It’s not something I’d risk.

Monkey Paw.

5) I think you accidentally part of the question.

And seriously? Nob-Nob? Does having a reversed personally also polarize common sense?

Mar 08

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Mar 07

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1) Science book I had growing up said a huge portion of the world beneath the surface was made up of cavities. Maybe things are different for you. For now.

This isn’t Minecraft. The mine-able world is finite and you can’t just start over.

… What are fossil fuels?

2) Ah… I’m not following. What…? Oh! That’s right! You humans can’t control weather!

Hmm… But, wouldn’t that make your world like… the Everfree Forest?

3) … Okay… You bronies remember I used to go to 4chan, right? I used to hang out on /f/. I know about the Cory in the House trolls.

4) No. You’re gonna click this link and you’re gonna watch baby Finn gettin’ down while you listen to the song-clip.

5) Try not to keep saying the would-be recipient’s name so much. Once is enough. Kinda makes it obvious it’s a joke.

Also, not cool. At an absolute maximum Spike’s mental age would be somewhere in the mid to early teens. And he’d probably be measured closer to like… 10. Either way that’s statutory, yo.

6) No, the only question would be how long it takes before we get sued cross-dimensionally.

Besides, I don’t think I could roll with a rap group. I’m about as sharp and edgy as one of those rubber baby spoons.

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1) In the sense that I appreciate music with a swing rhythm.

2) I’d rather you didn’t. I don’t mind The Nether so much, but The End scares me. I’ve never even been.

3) To review (in case anypony missed it), because it’s exhausting and unreliable. I’d like to talk to her, though. She’s cool! I wonder if she can understand me, though. She’s liked some of my posts before.

4) Undeniable logic.

5) And mildly cancerous to consume. So the story goes, anyway.

6) Okay. Skip 5. Will do! Thanks!

Mar 06

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1) Can be pretty sure I wouldn’t.

2) Oh my Cels! You’re right! There’s weapons everywhere!

I swear… The only way you’re going to find or craft a weapon is through channels that are carefully regulated. Heck, even every ounce of metal a blacksmith uses is carefully tracked by the government.

Best weapon you could muster would be to improv with a kitchen knife or a bat. And the gangs back in Canterlot used to do just that. Wasn’t terribly effective in the short-term. At least to a moving target…

3) I’m not going to scold your decision; I was there once and it’s yours to make. But if you have the time, there are more rewarding avenues than “the easy way.”

4) What’s a “video game?” And Portal 2 sounds like a prescription suppository for diarrhea.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I just finished reading about Dynasty Warriors 8 and I’m psyched. Huang Gai’s default weapon is a [omitted] boat.

5) 1, yes. I pirated it because I didn’t think it would be much, but it turned out to be great, so I felt bad about it. I don’t want to pirate 2. I’d like to buy it legitimately, if I ever get some money, to support the developer.

6) Are you going to just start bringing up everyone that’s ever lived? Because this line of questioning is kind of stale already and it hasn’t even started.

7) Sure did! Was a great show! And that was a good episode!

My favorite was the one where Megadeth showed up and they played Back In The Day.

Mar 05

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Mar 04

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1) B: I don’t watch television or movies. I don’t play video games. I don’t read books. I don’t watch or play sports. I work for 20 hours a day. I try my best to sleep the rest of the time.

B: There’s a reason we only do this for five years before we retire. Though to be honest, I can’t imagine what I’ll do with the time.

2) Uh… I- The theme song? Not really familiar…

3) No. End myself, sure. But not everypony else.

4) No, I’m rebel scum.

5) Okay, but is thinking it’s icky really cause for a phobia? I mean, I’m afraid of bees and heights, but that’s because they can and have hurt me before.

And for the… the rape… I mean, wouldn’t that only be a fear for males? Ladies would already fear that. I’m just not following.

6) Eh. I love em. I mean, I really have no reason to complain. I’ve got into more than a few arguments, but the anons usually leave well-enough alone if I ask them to. Speaking of which…

7) Okay. Ha. That’s great. And, you know, I like to hide it a lot, but I do have feelings. Could you, you know, stop? I don’t want big meaty thighs. I want unremarkable thighs. I want thighs that nopony would have any reason to point out.

bonpun:
“ Reading Rainbon
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She even has one of those awesome shirts he would wear.

bonpun:

Reading Rainbon

She even has one of those awesome shirts he would wear.

Mar 03

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1) Some of the time. Maybe even occasionally.

2) Salu~t! How are you? I’m doing pretty well myself. [Squeak] Well, I mean I haven’t worked much lately and there haven’t been many ponies to hang out with. I miss all my old hangout buddies like Sweetie Belle and Gilda and Scootaloo. And Cheerilee and Applejack and Applebloom. And Berry Punch and Diamond Mint and Twilight. And Fluttershy and Rarity…

I’ve been… Kinda lonely lately… I don’t want to bother Krastos while he’s studying and working. And we’ve been going jogging in the morning but I’m so out of it and tired I don’t have much to say, or the ability to say it. Only so much I can say to Bon-Bon; I see her everyday…

… I’m sorry. Hello!

3) No, I’m a ponygirl. How would you even have a cowboy, wouldn’t that be a bull? I like to think I’m hilarious.

4) Calculating new route. Whenever possible, make a legal U-turn.

That’s a pretty complicated question that makes a few assumptions, and I don’t feel like writing an entire page in one sitting. Maybe ask a series of questions that lead to that?

5) Not really. And not for lack of want either, I assure you.

6) Curse you, Lyrica!

7) Krastos and I tried to watch 1 through 3 a week or so ago, but I feel asleep during the first one. I guess next time we try we can skip 3 and go straight to 4.

Mar 02

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1) Not a complicated answer. We don’t use our planet’s limited minerals like they’re renewable.

2) I don’t think you’re understanding how weapon bans work. The criminal has no weapons either, because there aren’t any. There are none to buy, there is no means to manufacture them, there aren’t any to steal.

When incapacitating somepony takes a great deal of effort, the desire to go ahead and do it is substantially reduced. And if you can’t be sure you can get away with it by stacking the cards in your favor, the probability of the act taking place is reduced as well.

The fact that weapons are illegal isn’t even important. There aren’t any. When you try to rob somepony in Equestria, the factors of break in and exit time, population, and the reaction time of law enforcement just means you’re more likely to get beat up yourself. Why do you think I got arrested so many times for? I don’t know how things are for you humans, but [omitted]’s not easy to pull off here.

3) You wouldn’t be the first pony to come to that conclusion. Is there anything wrong with that way of thinking, though? Batmare, were she real, is basically some rich filly living out a revenge fantasy over and over again to fill the void left by the death of her parents. Do the psychological implications of that matter if she’s stopping villains from taking the lives of others?

4) [Audible Sigh] Please clarify the nature of your aggression.

5) Animals are animals. They were around since before we were. Leave them alone and they’ll balance themselves. The reason that never works in your world is because you can’t ever seem to leave them alone, what with the pollution, deforestation, segmentation, poaching, and whatever you want to call this bright idea.

If an invasive species is introduced, massive, long term efforts are usually undertaken within days to remove them. That parasprite invasion was bad, but it would have been taken care of before it caused any long term harm, if Twilight hadn’t destroyed the town and nearly killed us all.

6) Not sure if you read what you just wrote, but it sounds to me like you got a pretty big worry for the future there. You could go ahead and start working on that.

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