Lyra: He… [Shutter] He was an undercover guard… When I turned him in, I blew his cover. There were tons of arrests, but he said he had almost traced the source… And I ruined everything…
Bon-Bon: Lyra… I…
Lyra: He was furious. Said he never loved me. That it was all part of the act. That he secretly hated me. I don’t know how much of it was true and how much was just anger, but it hurt… It… It never stopped hurting. [Pause] And I failed. I failed Princess Celestia again. Took another 6 months before they stopped the drug trade, and however many ponies died along the away. Because of me.
Bon-Bon: It… It wasn’t your…
Lyra: After that was when I got the job
working on the castle grounds… Sometimes I wondered if it was just to
keep me out of the way. Bon-Bon: Princess Celestia wouldn’t… She couldn’t have blamed you.
Lyra:
I spent all my bits getting drunk. I wanted to forget everything.
Everything that happened; everything I was- If I could… If I could
just be somepony else… It didn’t work…
Lyra: I’m still alive, but I can’t speak to her. I don’t deserve to. Any social event she’s at I make it a point to avoid her. Whenever I’m involved I just make things worse for her…
Bon-Bon: And how do you think that makes her feel? Avoiding her, I mean.
Lyra: Relieved? Bon-Bon: Relieved… Does that sound like Princess Celestia? Look, I can’t speak on behalf of the princess… but I’m gonna! Princess Celestia loves you! You may not have believed in yourself, but all those things you said to that imposter were true. I’m sorry about what happened, but I can’t believe you allowed this to stand between you two! You need to reunite. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but this… This can’t end like this. And I know she wouldn’t want it to…
Bon-Bon: Hey, Lyra.
[Pause]
Lyra: Hey, Bon-Bon.
Bon-Bon: We don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to.
[Pause]
Lyra: So… How was the play?
Bon-Bon: I didn’t go. I caught Raindrops after the show. She said Princess Celestia wasn’t even in it. She was behind-the-scenes working stage direction. Said it was good, though.
Lyra: I’m sorry…
Bon-Bon: Raindrops is the one you should be apologizing to. You never promised me you were going to be there. [Pause] I get it. It’s one of those “complicated things”. No use in even asking, so I won’t.
Lyra: I just… I don’t deserve to be around her…
Bon-Bon: Why? Princess Celestia raises the sun for everypony, not just you.
Lyra: It’s not the same.
Bon-Bon: Why? Without her none of us would be here. All of us owe our lives to her, not just you.
Lyra: It’s more personal than that.
Bon-Bon: Why? Because she gave you a place to stay? Your actions contributed to the eventual end of the gangs in Canterlot! You can’t seriously believe you owe anything! You spoke out and turned in your own coltfriend! [Long Pause] That was another lie… wasn’t it?
Raindrops: You’re going to be there though for the play, aren’t you?
Lyra: Eh-I… Y-eah! Of course!
Raindrops: Oh good! I’ll try to find you so we can sit together. It’ll be nice to talk to Bon-Bon some more, too. I don’t think we get to talk enough these days.
Lyra: Hey Bon-Bon.
[Pause]
Lyra: Hu… How’s it-? Bon-Bon: You haven’t heard.
Lyra: Heard wha-? Bon-Bon: Princess Celestia- No… Princess Twilight’s friendship school is putting on a play. It- Oh, in Ponyville. It’s going to be about how Princess Celestia first rose the sun. And THE REAL DANGED PRINCESS CELESTIA IS GOING TO PLAY HERSELF!
[Pause]
Bon-Bon: If you manage to pick your jaw up off the floor in the next hour, I could use some things from the market before it closes.
When he switched to the dungeon theme I lost my mind
This makes me happy :)
I cannot get over the skill required here. He has to be able to tell EXACTLY how far apart those sticks are just by holding them between his fingers. He has to generate enough force to make a sound–while HOLDING THEM BETWEEN HIS FINGERS. He is playing FOUR. FOUR sticks. That’s FOUR different sticks, hitting at DIFFERENT times, at space intervals he’s determining by the feel IN HIS FINGERS because he can’t look at all of them at once. And half the time he’s not looking at ANY because he’s smiling at the camera. He twirls and jumps right back in without missing a beat. He’s relaxed. He’s charming.
HE. IS. A. MUSIC. GOD.
Lyra: Welp! Here it is, Drops! Raindrops: Please don’t call me that.
Lyra: Here it is, Rains!
Raindrops: Oh my. That’s disturbing.
Lyra: Yeah, definite changeling error. But thankfully it was just a reformed changeling trying to blend in. Funny enough, there was also an alicornoperating landing lights at the airport. Didn’t get a picture of that one, but another false alarm.
Raindrops: I see. Is this why you left so suddenly?
Bon-Bon/Lyra: No!
Bon-Bon: We were just- Lyra: It was a-
Lyra: Contest! Bon-Bon: Vaca- Yes! Contest!
Raindrops: Ah-kay. At first I thought maybe it was ‘cause of your birthday.
Bon-Bon: It was! Lyra: Yes! Bon-Bon: Birthday Contest! Lyra: Grand prize! Bon-Bon: All expenses paid! Lyra: Just not for very long! Bon-Bon/Lyra: Haha!
There was a little while where I could gift games to others, and that felt great! Turns out I shouldn’t even have been doing that back then.
Thanks! Yeah I try not to make a big deal about it anymore.
Oh! But I did get the new Kirby game! Haven’t beat it yet, but it’s pretty good!
Also was gifted Chroma Squad on Steam! Which looks amazing! I haven’t had the chance to play it yet because of this event in ESO that’s been taking up all my free time (but is giving me tons of cosmetics). But I’m looking forward to it!
Bon-Bon: So then I said, “No no. Oatmeal is completely normal.“
Lyra: Uh huh.
Bon-Bon: She argued for a bit about whether or not that would make it a muffin, but once I explained that you could still put icing on it she seemed to reluctantly accept.
Lyra: Greaaat…
Lyra: Oh, say Bon-Bon.
Bon-Bon: Mmhm.
Lyra: Remember that time Rainbow Dash flew in out of nowhere and ruined our souvenir photos while screaming like a mad mare?
Bon-Bon: Well, if I ever manage to forget we have the photos to remember it by.
Bon-Bon: Why are you talking like that? And I didn’t think it was her fashion show. I thought she was just participating.
Lyra: No, you’re right. Strange that she had to leave early.
Bon-Bon: Did she and her friends say anything as they left?
Lyra: I heard Rainbow Dash say something to Applejack. Something about, “Fluttershy taking a level in Pinkie Pie.“
Bon-Bon: Hmm. Cryptic.
Lyra: Sorry we got separated in the crowd.
Bon-Bon: It’s alright. Raindrops was with me.
Raindrops: Raindrops is still with you.
Bon-Bon: And we’re delighted to have you!
Lyra: Yeah! You should’ve told us you’d be there!
Ribbon: So… That new school of Twilight’s looks… lovely.
Lyra: Ugh… As if the castle wasn’t enough of an eyesore.
Ribbon: Well, at least it’s for a good cause.
Bon-Bon: Twilight had quite a bit of trouble getting the doors to stay open.
Ribbon: So I heard. It’s a shame how the EEA caused such a ruckus. Behavior like that is what starts conflict.
Lyra: Really? You’re one-hundred percent on board with an international school of friendship?
Ribbon: Hmm? Oh certainly. We’re lucky so many other nations are willing to participate. Bon-Bon: Wait for it… Ribbon: It’s the perfect opportunity to elevate these other species away from their antiquated traditions. Bon-Bon: There it is. Ribbon: Did you know Hippogriffs don’t even have a standardized currency? An established society like theirs? You’d only expect something so backwards from Yaks or Dragons.
Bon-Bon: It continuously amazes me how you can manage to be in the right, yet do so for all the wrong reasons.
Ribbon: Oh dear Bonnie. If you didn’t come to the same, financially-profitable conclusion you’re simply not being creative enough.
First of all, I liked Code Lyoko. I watched it a bunch. It was a fantastic show. It did a lot of things very well. But, I also watched ReBoot. It was a fantastic show. It did a lot of things very well.
However, ReBoot and Code Lyoko have ZERO analogs between each other. Even trying to say they’re both video game shows is like saying the original Super Friends is similar to Teen Titans. Nothing! Not the tone, not the stakes, not the characters- Nothing about them were similar! Code Lyoko was basically a high school drama with action, that gradually leaned more and more on the action. ReBoot was a comedy/action with consequences, and that ultimately took the show down a more mature path.
So… How do you turn ReBoot into a bargain-bin Code Lyoko? Was it an accident? Can that even be an accident?
Usually I ignore it, but I do get upset sometimes at things like this. I get angry, or sad, or disappointed. But right now I’m disgusted. Someone woke up one day and decided to ruin a license, one that wasn’t even very well known, and for what? There can’t be any money in this, at least not any more than a new franchise would have made without disgracing an old one.
I know right? What a completely new and original concept that’s never been done before, ever.
But it’s not really the genre of game that interests me so much as it is SWERY’s involvement. He’s really good at character development/interaction. And I don’t know if he can ever top Deadly Premonition’s plot twist, but I’m sure there’ll be something way deeper than turning into house pets once a month.
