Ask Lyra

So the old saying is true? Dragons age like coal, ponies age like fish?

Anonymous

I’ve never heard that adage.

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And I can’t think of anything funny to say.

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There might be a Dragon Age joke in there somewhere, but I never played it.

If you had to give anon a present, what would it be?

Anonymous

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You realize I’m broke as a joke, right?

Have you ever thought about modeling? Fluttershy could do it and you're soooooo pretty <3

Anonymous

I’m not exactly what anypony would call graceful.

I don’t think I have… DA MAGICKS!

Do you have a special place?

Anonymous

My room back at the castle in Canterlot when I was growing up. Any place that was safe was pretty special growing up.

I guess my room here at Bon-Bon’s is pretty special, and the ‘office’ I’ve turned into a recording booth.

Do you play many video games?

Anonymous

Not many, no. I pretty much just play the superhero MMO City of Ponies and jump on Minecraft every now and again. Not that I’ve had time to play either lately.

I’m looking forward to Deus Ex 3, though! Hoping that doesn’t turn out like Duke Nukem Forever. I was looking forward to that too.

What do you think about apples?

Anonymous

So sweet and tasty?

Or… I think I’m thinking of something else.

They’re nice. I prefer them in pie form.

Do you have a crush on Spike?

Anonymous

He’s an alright guy, but a little too juvenile. Nevermind the fairly large differences between the speed in which our two species age.

I actually know about that kissing thing. It's a compatibility thing the aristocracy uses. It only feels good if you have a certain ability that matches your partner. I've been talked into doing it before, and a few times it managed to suck the energy out of me.

askprofessorlyra

Luna above! How horrifying!

Is there a special way of unicorn kissing? Something that involves the horn? Would you kiss me like that? :D

Anonymous

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I suppose some sort of magic force-feedback could cause a sensation of some kind… I don’t know that it would be pleasant, though.

And no, we’re not testing that out.

Are you still getting questions about how cool you are?

Anonymous

The questions I get are the ones you see responded to.

How did you feel during the ursa attack?

Anonymous

Terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.

I’m glad Twilight resolved that, ‘cause I was about to leg it something fierce.

What kind of hay do you like best or are you more like a daffodil and daisy person?

Anonymous

I tend to stick with wheat. Wheat burgers are tasty!

Lyra, please sing for us <3

Anonymous

That’s not a good idea.

I wish I could.

Why…

Why did I pick Tchaikovsky…?

“No! Don’t do Bach! Bach is overplayed! She’s not going to want to hear Bach! You should take the road less traveled!”

The road less traveled is filled with headaches and suffering and I didn’t even know you could have a double quarter grace note and oh Celestia what have I gotten myself into!

30 plays

Okay. So one time when Gilda was recording for me, I walked out for something and apparently she didn’t realize the mic was still on. She must have stumbled on to one of the music sheets I had sitting around because my mic recorded a short solo for a piece I had planned later on down the road. I held on to it and added a melody.

Now, it’ll be a while before it’s done. I’m going to try a few more post production techniques this time around, plus I have to learn a Tchaikovsky piece in an attempt to apologize to Applejack’s mother. But here’s a short teaser. We’ll probably have to rerecord this section, so it should sound better when it’s done.

All this assuming of course that Gilda is still up to playing guitar for me!