S: “Spell Creation Team”? Why, Equestria hasn’t funded anything that bloated and directionless since-

B: Nevermind. Get on with it.

S: Right then. I’m afraid I will have to request further clarification if I’m to be of any assistance. You see, there are certain methods of home defense that are considered unsafe and excessive. If your residence possessed any such instance… there is little that can be done. If you are worried about the security of the structure, then you may indicate so and I will keep such a message from the public eye.

B: Alternately, I need to know when this happened, who exactly you contacted, and how you contacted them.

S: Alternately? Are you insinuating that one ideology is to be chosen over the-?

B: Just answer the questions and then you can get back to your political whatever.

S: As much a delight as ever, I see.

S: That certainly does not sound like proper procedure, but perhaps the answer lies in the question: How exactly was your front door not accessible via “normal methods”?

S: Further, did you ever contact Canterlot directly about this issue? I feel there’s a detail obscured somewhere in all of this.

1) Is that really important?

2) Bon-Bon: I prefer the smoother taste of milk chocolate, but I see where you’re coming from.

Lyra: I like white chocolate. I know it’s not chocolate, but it’s awesome.

Bon-Bon: Nougat that you find in candy is usually table sugar, corn syrup, and what is known as a whipping agent. There isn’t a uniform recipe for it between businesses, but some of them use egg whites. After you have the core substance together, you can flavor it a number of different ways.

Bon-Bon: I don’t personally care for nougat; it’s basically filler so that a candy bar is cheaper to make. If you want to eat chocolate and caramel with possibly some nuts, I’d recommending eating a little chocolate and caramel with possibly some nuts. If you want to eat something filling, I recommend eating food. But money is money. Whatever ponies eat is what I stock.

Lyra: For the record, I like Milky Way and I think it would taste awful without nougat.

3) For some reason, the demand for “gray-[omitted] shooter” is large enough for multiple companies to fight over. There’s even room enough for the same type of “gray-[omitted] shooter” and have several still be successful. That’s not the companies’ fault; that’s the consumer. When folks stop buying crap, companies will stop making it.

If Soul Reaver/Blood Omen left any legacy (of Kain), it’s evidence that the demographic for action/adventure/puzzler doesn’t want competition. Which is great for Neightendo! For everypony else… Well, sometimes we get a new Deus Ex game.

1) Bon-Bon: Of course it’s upsetting and of course everypony has every reason to think less of her for it. But it doesn’t change her as a cook. It’s okay to like somepony’s ability to do a job without liking who they are, and the other way around too.

Bon-Bon: Now, if you’re boycotting something, that’s different. That’s saying, “It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do, this is not acceptable past, present, or future.”

Lyra: I feel that ponies get too attached to somepony they’ve never even met. Separate the job from the pony.

Bon-Bon: But no pony asked you. It’s specifically addressed to me.

Lyra: Yeah, but I’ve said some extremely hateful things in the past. Some of them I didn’t even know were hateful at the time! I’d be [omitted] if I lost my job over it.

2) In Snake’s defense, he’s usually involved in negotiations on a much larger scale. He brings his experience, which can make things more difficult, but also his leverage. He’s sort of involved as a favor, but he can get you more out of this than anypony else.

B: He’s also involved in negotiations with a number of other entities at any given time. I guarantee you are his lowest priority.

S: Consider your letter already added to Canterlot’s research division’s equine resources. Though perhaps if you let me know where your interests lay, I may be able to save you some time. Some divisions are more exclusive than others and the application process can be somewhat lengthy due to the number of candidates.

S: I would require more specifics about what series of events brought about the seizing of your residence, as I do not ready possess access to any such file. Are you aware of it’s present use or is it vacant? Condemned perhaps?

1) What, again? It’s barely been 24 hours!

Just one, though. No “S”.

2) Alright, I suppose. Hasn’t been very Luigi-esque over here, though. I don’t seem to own the appropriate systems.

3) So that’s why the moon was so bright Saturday! Other than the moon being really bright when I went on a quick market run, no. The Summer Sun Celebration was the day before, but I missed it. I think it was in Baltimare or something this year. They seem to get a lot of events there.

4) Bluh; meat.

Bon-Bon: Many, yes! Everything from soft-shelled chocolate bites to chocolate wafer bars!

Bon-Bon: There’s a lot of chocolate.

Back home. Tired. Do stuff later. Good night.

Edit: Oh, I have some more flower pictures though! I’ll sort through that later too.

Found this on Something Awful.

“Somehow I don’t think this Deus Ex ending is canonical.”

That’s the trouble with Dentons these days. No sense of Proportion!

1) Well, I’ve only seen Binding of Isaac, which is needlessly crude, violent, and explicit. I also tend to not like roguelikes for the same reason I tend to not like fighting games; I’m not very good at them. Based upon that, not really a fan.

2) It’s alright. It was fun while it lasted! From what you showed me it seemed like a much more interesting story than Fallout 3 was. I may yet play it someday. And if I do, it will be because of this.

3) The Everfree Forest isn’t controlled by magic, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist there too.

4) Sorry. I’ve never held an allegiance. I concede that the PS2 and SNES were the two best video game systems thus far, but that was due to their available library. Many, if not most of the games that made those systems great were created by third-party developers. And with the regrettable direction video game development continues to spiral towards (that is, one focused on visuals and movie-esque narratives), it’s doubtful any future system will ever approach what those two systems achieved.

I’ll probably wait a year or so and pick whichever system has what I want to play the most. If I can even afford it.

And it’s fine! I probably just misread something.

Bon-Bon: There you go, all set up.

S: You have my gratitude, madam. First of all, thank you for your continued cooperation. Transporting operations will begin in the morning. Though I am not directly involved, I would estimate the relocation process concluding before the day’s end. The cargo will be handled swiftly, but with care.

S: Now then, different research teams are compensated at different levels. Your field of study would be a greater determining factor then any other, and to that end I’m afraid I have no basis to measure. CUE is not directly involved and I am presently in communication with you as an intermediary, nothing more. If accepted among the initial applicants, which in all likelihood you would be, then you would have the opportunity to ask any further questions to whichever individual team is interviewing you. I can assure you, however, that as a government position the benefits would be substantial.

S: Regarding the Celestial Unified Elite as an organization, I am not particularly comfortable with the level of transparency that has already been established. Of course, I understand the apprehension that some may feel at the notion of a government body keeping secrets from the public. But one must never forget that knowledge, as a tool, may be used as a weapon. And as defenders of this nation it is a priority to keep weapons out of the reach of those under trained, or undisciplined, to properly handle them.

1) Oh look, another joker that assumes I am a reflection of their contrived, poorly thought-out headcanon. No no; I’m not upset. Just disappointed.

2) B: Without an appropriate punishment, there’s nothing to dissuade said party from reverting to their old ways. Not that any punishment is perfect, but outside of one-on-one trust-building situations, consequences are more effective than a lack-there-of.

3) Well… When you put it that way…

… It was his fault, though. He promised me. He said he was never going to get involved in the drug trade; said no pony was going to get hurt. He promised me and he lied.

terra-mater:

15 amazing things in nature you won’t believe actually exist

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Okay, so is your world magic or not?

1) I’ve heard the initial announcements. I’ve heard clarifications. I think they even announced some major change today. I’m staying out of it for now.

Granted the reveal was the worst for any video game system ever. That had to have done some major damage to their marketing no matter what happens.

2 & 3) Sounds more like a regular RPG with a visual-heavy graphic element during combat. Having control over unit placement is sort of the defining feature of a tactical RPG. Phantom Brave showed that it doesn’t necessarily have to be a grid, but you do need the option to manually move your characters D&D-style. It still sounds cool, though!

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Also, hey Bon-Bon! Glad you like the pictures! That dragonfly one was awesome to take! I took three as I slowly got closer and the moment I took the third, it flew off!

Bon-Bon: A kiss, hmm? Haha! But I don’t individually wrap them. I just put them in a segmented container. I also can’t call them a Kiss, so they’re chocolate drops.

Bon-Bon: Lyra will eat a single potato chip. It’s kinda freaky; I’ve never seen anypony else do that.

Bon-Bon: Also, hi Lyra! Hope you’re enjoying yourself! The dog is doing fine without you! Love the pictures you took!

Bon-Bon: She has a second photoset queued for tomorrow morning, too!