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1) Nope. When Equestria was founded by the new-found peace of pegasus, earth, and unicorn ponies it was a land without society. The only species that inhabited it were globally considered either animals or monsters in that they possessed no societarian structure.

2) Tried is a good word for it, considering the only reason America won was due to Britain being forced to focus completely on the French Revolution happening right next door.

No, the mere act and date of your country winning its freedom holds no real significance. It’s what the nation has done in the centuries following that mattered.

3) It was no coincidence. I moved to Ponyville on the day before the Summer Sun Celebration, because of the Summer Sun Celebration. That marked the end of my temporary position as an ambient musician in Canterlot. Everything had already been prearranged. I had no idea Twilight was moving here too, and neither did she, until after the Nightmare Moon incident.

4) That name sounds suspicious.

5) If this is a reference, I’m not following.

6) You’re a hateful creature for sending something like this.

7) Never heard of the genre. I’ve seen metafictional elements used time after time in other works, but never one dedicated to it.

Unless you count Mystery Science Theater 3000.

This is not new information. If you added up all the time I should have served in correctional facilities…

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I remember the second time I was arrested, Princess Celestia herself came to release me. The first time she thought it was a mistake, but this time… The look she gave me… I tried to explain, but all she said was, “We are responsible for our own actions.”

… Maybe that’s true, but I didn’t see any way out at the time. I did everything in my power to not get caught after that. Anything to not see that look from her again… It’s one thing for everyday ponies to be disappointed in you, but for the princess to be? That’s enough to make you wanna crawl into a corner and never get up.

1) B: I believe the whole point of Lyra leaving somepony else in charge of her blog was to allow her and the bear to have some time together. Wouldn’t make a whole lot of sense if he was the one answering for her, now would it?

B: You may refer to me as B. Or Bee of you feel like unnecessarily spelling something out for no reason.

2) B: Oh, that was a special occasion. We met in a dimly-lit, classy little alleyway where I dragged her, at the time, skinny little [omitted] out of an open window and arrested her for breaking-and-entering and attempted theft. She didn’t put up much of a struggle; I think I may have hurt her pride a little more than her tailbone from that landing. Oh, and imagine my surprise when I discovered she was a repeat offender.

Lyra Edit: I still remember your sweet, sweet eyes that evening. I wanted to tear them out of your skull.

1) B: Slim, though the possibility does exist. As early as in a year or so, in fact. Somewhat recently a chief justice was married and subsequently asked why she took her husband’s last name. Her reply was very interesting, to the many present who were not aware. As a filly she was emancipated from her abusive parents and she choose to drop her last name to distance herself from them. Under current law, she had no alternative but to take her husband’s last name in order to marry. And to quote her, “Were my husband and I to have both retracted our surnames, marriage between us would have become a legal impossibility.” If you watch and listen to the video of the interview, you can easily hear somepony in the background quietly remark, “Well, that’s stupid.”

B: Every fire starts with a spark.

B: However, none of this is information Lyra doesn’t possess herself. But for her to accept this knowledge and willingly relay it to others would be accepting the possible repercussions it may one day carry. Our Lyra has never faired very well with the concept of hope. I assume I need not explain why.

2) B: Let’s see now… I believe it was: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and then Lyra would likely not finish the quote and offer some wholly unnecessary remark about sexism.

B: Ordinarily if an intelligent being comes to Equestria seeking citizenship, they’d go through immigration. Pretty simple process. Barred from holding any government sanctioned position for a year, and within that year they must prove they’ve integrated into Equestrian society and are able to pay the tax. After that they’re an Equestrian citizen, free to bask in all the rights and protections that offers until such time that they are either unable to continue or prove themselves unfit as a citizen.

B: However, due to the changlings’ unique talent, things become much more complicated. Being unable to tell who may or may not have been involved in an attack against our nation, all changlings would have to be considered ex-criminals. They would be assigned a probation officer and a rehabilitation/reintegration councilor. The process of rehabilitation and reeducation would last as long as necessary- possibly a year, possibly more. After proving they’re able to behave within Equestrian borders, the process to become a citizen could begin.

B: Of course, you don’t have to live in Equestria as a citizen. There’s nothing illegal about being unregistered and without a temporary visa. However, you’re prohibited from engaging in any government related activities, like voting or receiving a permit, and are not protected under Equestrian law. If you’re not a citizen and you get mugged in broad daylight with a hundred witnesses, you do not possess the right to press charges. Somepony else would have to do it for you.

We shouldn’t, because we’re better than that.

And yeah. I know exactly how close we came to being utterly destroyed. Not even. Like I said, we’d have been a lot worse off, pony’s lives were in jepordy, but we were never in danger of being taken over.

The public seems to forget too often that for one thousand years the Elements of Harmony were unusable. Think for five seconds about all the times Canterlot and Ponyville alone have been attacked in the last two years. If they- the elements, were the only line of defense we had, how would we have survived that long? Princess Celestia is a fair and just ruler, but she’s not a fighter. Not a defender. Up until a few weeks ago I’d just assumed the rumor that she’d taken a vow of non-violance was true.

Here’s a little secret. By the time Princess Cadance had freed Shining Armor and he had used his barrier to repel the changlings, the treasury holding the Elements of Harmony had been secured again. There was a unit starting its way to the throne room. Could they have stopped Chrysalis where Princess Celestia had failed? Probably not. But they could have freed and empowered Shining Armor and Princess Celestia faster than Chrysalis could have bat them down.

That’s not even counting the group that was advancing to awaken Princess Luna.

Equestria’s safety does not rest on a needle’s point. We don’t resort to acts of cruelty because we’re stronger and better than those that do.

1) Really? All the things you humans know about us; all the perverse stuff you write and draw and you don’t even know something basic like that?

Our “naughty bits” mesh when not in use. Male sheath retracts into the body and the left and right walls of the opening close together the same way the female opening and anus do. The mesh is almost perfect on it’s own and fur coat covers the rest. That’s it.

2) Who now?

3) I’ll have to come back to it later again. I have a commission to do!

4) Yeah, I don’t think it would have mattered. You preformed a successful hug anyway.

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I don’t know really know if they’ve alive or not.

2) I wear makeup to… Ugh…  I hate talking about this…

Yes. If Rarity was the only pony that used any kind of makeup there wouldn’t be much of an industry to produce it, would there?

3) Once upon a time I was held over the edge of Canterlot for trying to avoid some ponies.

Now I’m afraid of heights.

The end.

4) Certainly! I could probably use the exercise, too.

You’re overgeneralizing things. “Healing magic” is a laymare term that refers to Partial Acceleration and the more recent Mending.

Partial Acceleration is the oldest form of time manipulation magic. It predates antiquity; literally was produced before recorded history. It’s advanced, but one of the most finely tuned branches of any defined school of magic. Using it properly is sort of complicated and requires a lot of preparation before, during, and possibly even weeks after the procedure. But if done properly, there’s no real danger in advancing time on a specific part of your body; the rest of your body will compensate.

However, it will only heal what the body is naturally capable of healing on it’s own. I don’t know what happened to the pegasus that sent that message. If s/he crashed through thick glass and completely mutated their wings, no amount of acceleration is going to heal what the body is incapable of healing by itself.

Mending, on the other hoof, is new. And by new, I mean like a decade old. The ponies that originally presented it as a legitimate branch of manipulation are still alive and continuing research in the field today. It’s incredibly complicated and is technically a form of forced bodily mutation. It’s thus far proved unreliable and long term effects are unknown, but in life-or-death situations mending has done some remarkable things. But last I looked into it there was a possible correlation with producing cancer in the years after the procedure.

All the procedures I’ve had that involved magic were all partial acceleration. And they still left scars.

Not in the sense you’re thinking of.

Going back to a previous answer, earth ponies and pegasus can use minor enchantments like wards placed on objects. They can’t use anything beyond what would be considered “minor” at the technical level. I’m not permitted to explain why, but it’s a physiological constraint.

Now, they could potentially use a magically-infused object, like what you’re talking about, to power a stronger enchantment, which would drain the object in question making it’s usefulness limited. What they can’t do, is directly drain the magically-infused object to spell-cast.

I repeat, there is no way for an earth or pegasus pony to use magic like a unicorn.

But regarding the magically-infused object? Those are even more closely regulated than enchantments themselves. Chances are, if you find somepony with one or trying to sell one, it’s very illegal.

Nice try, human, but no pony that doesn’t already know the answer to that would ever think to ask.

Our planet does revolve around our sun, and I heard a long time ago it used to rotate too. But as time went on it slowed down. If nothing was done, eventually it would have tidal locked, like both our and your human Earth’s moon.

What we call the raising and lowering of the sun and moon is really our princess(es) magically grabbing hold of the celestial body in question and using it to flick us into proper rotation. That’s why it doesn’t have to be sustained all day long; it’s just one spell.

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A steady job is pretty much the sum of my desires, too. Hmmm so it’s as soon as I thought it was. Thank you for tracking the post down!

Did you ever think that maybe Krastos (and all bears) might indeed have cutie marks, it’s just underneath their dark fur so nopony can see?

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I have a cigarette burn scar on my right foreleg; underside. I don’t usually cover that one up since it’s less noticeable.

I have a mostly vertical line scar on my left hindleg. Make up covers that one and the one from my chest to my stomach up just about perfectly.

I have a small line scar on, and extending slightly off of, my right tear duct. I’m not positive, but I think that’s also when I got that callus that’s sometimes visible. At any rate it’s really hard to see, which is good because it’s too close to my eye to cover up.

Then there’s the one I already mentioned. Long, curved scar extending from the left side of my chest down to my lower right stomach. That one should have killed me. The only reason I’m still alive is because…

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Well, I’m still alive anyway.

I can’t talk about the last one as it’s in a more private location. Boscov obviously knows but- And I know you wouldn’t, MG. But for the rest of you, please don’t go running to him to ask about it. You know he isn’t going to answer.