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.
Lyra: What would being a secret madame connote? Also, I had to look up 1 Direction. Which makes me feel bad considering they’re evidently a pretty big deal.
Bon-Bon: Now I know I’ve heard of Faberge Eggs before…
Lyra: I… I am that one fat guy behind the dumpster!
Bon-Bon: [Audible gasp]
Lyra: Testing out deodorants sounds like a long process. And I don’t think Twilight would make a very successful movie.
Bon-Bon: What are Easter Eggs?
Lyra: Woo! Willie!
Bon-Bon: Woo! Potato!
Lyra: Now wasn’t this fun?
Bon-Bon: Eh.
Lyra: Oh- you suck.
So, as an addendum to what I said about Shadowrun Returns, the last “dungeon” was crap, mechanically. Still avoiding spoilers, there was nothing I could use my deck on, so that was a wasted weapon slot. And on top of that you have to carry around this gimmick gun to kill these gimmick enemies once you’ve weakened them (which you have to kill in one turn or they get their power back). So my main character only had one real weapon.
At first I thought the final boss was going to be all Deus Ex-style, where there’s things set up for you to take advantage of depending on how you built your character. But nope. Can’t debuff the last boss at all. Nothing to hack. More and more gimmick enemies spawn the longer the fight goes. And they spawn faster and faster. I couldn’t keep them under control because of how many shots it takes with the gimmick guns to bring them down. Only reason I won on my third attempt was because of a lot of lucky rolls letting me just drop her quickly (and my S rank rig was really accurate).
BUT! The story was still really cool. And the campaign the game comes with is less of “this is it” and more of “this is an example.” Because it’s not really a standalone game so much as a level editor. And to that end, it’s great! I’m positive that other players are going to make some awesome content!
Just, you know, don’t forget about deckers in your last dungeon.
1) Lyra: Isn’t that kinda sexist?
Bon-Bon: No, I used to have that dream too. Grew out of it, though.
2) Wow! Thanks! You make it sound so great!
I’ll be honest, when I first started taking the pictures, I sort of thought they were pretty good myself. But I like to keep the ego in check.
3) Lyra: You were the one I thought might watch. Bon-Bon could care less.
Bon-Bon: It’s true!
Lyra: I don’t know… Keep reminding/pestering me about it and I’ll look into it. Don’t even know how it’s done right now.
4) I hadn’t at the time I got this message, but I saw some stuff for it and wanted to. Didn’t want to yar-har fiddle-dee-dee, though. Ended up doing it anyway, but I’d rather pay for stuff like this to support the company. I hate having no money.
But yeah, I’ve played it. It’s AWESOME! Like, wow! Am I ever having a good time! Decking is sick and super fun! And the mission I just did was crazy! Not going to spoil anything, though.
Some obvious issues; in particular you can’t use walls for cover-fire for some reason. And it crashed on me once. But yeah! Kickin’ rad!
1) I dunno. Sounds kinda dumb, but it’s not like information about the Princesses past is public knowledge. I mean, they haven’t been around forever, so they had to come from somewhere.
2) It’s cool. I’ve been slacking anyway. Skipping days ‘cause I know I had flowers being posted. I need to quit that.
3) Wow. I didn’t know that’s what it was called. Not that a mare who doesn’t read much has a lot of reason to be visiting a library.
There are definitely other rooms. There’s at least one side room and I know there’s a basement. But, I mean, yeah. Lot of books. Couple of beds. I don’t know about anything that’s changed, I don’t really keep track.
… I mean, why would I?
4) Yup yup. Third baby. It’s a girl. Where we are right now she’ll sometimes say a word or so. I did see the animated show. I thought it was fine! I would have preferred an older Zoe, like you said. But where it is right now is sort of… Well, sometimes the kids will act as straight-mares and say things that are entirely too clever for primary school-aged children. I mean, it’s funny, but it sort of brings you out of the experience. Makes them engines for a punchline instead of believable characters you know?
1) Oh no. I was just taking the pictures. But thanks! Glad you like them!
2) Maybe. Could you link one you liked or something?
3) Bon-Bon: Bon-Bon. With the hyphen. And no. I have one sister. She’s Tootsie’s mom-and didn’t I already answer this?
Lyra: You know, I’m not sure. I thought I remembered getting a question that just said “Hi” a while ago, but I never answered it and now it’s gone. No telling how many times that’s happened.
Bon-Bon: Well, that’s not fair.
4) It certainly has! I figured you were okay. At least I hoped so. What have you been doing?
5) Thanks! Glad you enjoyed! Unfortunately tomorrow is my last one. Was fun having a steady morning queue for a while!
1) Lyra: Sometimes I wonder if scrunch battle was worth tasting a book over.
Bon-Bon: Just be glad it didn’t go up the other end.
2) Bon-Bon: That’s happened all of, what, twice? Usually I’m the one that’s gone. I have a full time job and a business to run.
3) About one-and-a-half times bigger in overall size. He’s only about a head taller than me standing, though. Most of his size is in his body mass. He’s actually small for a bear. Having seen his family I think it’s hereditary.
The banner on my page is pretty good. His head is a little bigger. Sort of makes it look like my head is bigger/same size as his.
4) I’m pretty sure I’d have one pony that would watch for like five minutes and then go “boooooriiiiiiing” and disconnect. I mean, the only thing I’m really playing on my computer right now is Warframe. Although I do have this one really cool automatic shotgun I’ve modded so that it fires like a machine gun. It’s pretty fun.
5) Hey! That’s pretty cool! I like hearing stuff like that, where the team put some real thought into even the simple things.
