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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…

…

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.

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1) Oh, would you look at the time, It’s “I can’t discuss that”-o'clock!

2) I imagine so.

Yes, definitely. Even if you don’t count artisans that use magic for their craft, electricity in Equestria is magically powered. That magic comes from unicorns.

To go a little further on that subject, unicorn criminals can be brought in to help power the system if they’re offense isn’t too terrible. Takes time off their sentence. Earth and pegasus convicts can be brought in for similar government projects, but I don’t know the details offhoof.

Only reason I know about the unicorn thing is because I’ve done it before. It’s not so bad. The regular workers that get paid are all fairly powerful at magic and are all pretty smart. There’s a lot of down time resting where you can just sit around and talk to them. If you’re ever imprisoned and have the chance, I recommend taking it!

3) Of what?

4) Of this? Oh! I think it’s that time again!

And when I say I can’t talk about it, I mean it. Doing so would be considered an act of treason.

Well, you really couldn’t have come to a better unicorn. I could tell you just about everything here is to know about magic, how it works, how unicorns use it, how other creatures use it. I likely know things that even somepony like Twilight Sparkle probably wouldn’t be trusted with, considering her potential and the dangers involved at this stage.

I couldn’t teach you a spell, but I could probably answer every question you could ever think of about magic theory. But I can’t.

Exactly how magic works isn’t meant for everypony to know. It holds certain risks from outside parties and even other unicorns. It’s a closely guarded secret and only a few ponies not connected to the royal family are permitted to know certain bits and pieces to preform their jobs. The only reason I know is that I stumbled upon some things back when I lived in Canterlot and asked some questions. I was trusted by the royal family and given the knowledge because there isn’t really anything I can do with it; I’m too magically frail.

About your specific question, this is what I can tell you. There is no way for an earth or pegasus pony to use magic like a unicorn. They can use objects with minor enchantments like wards or protections, but that’s it. If you want to study a magical substitute, I’ve recently learned of how powerful potion brewing can be. But the applications will be different.

That would be the royal family’s answer, so that’s all I can say about it.

1) Your stance has been noted.

2) Even if the ending was stupid, most of Stillwatch was pretty good.

I’m sorry. I’m drawing a blank. All I can think of right now is A Tale of Two Cities, and while I liked the movie, the book was all but incomprehensible. The language used is so incredibly dated. And I had no problem reading the play versions of Romeo and Juliet and A Christmas Carol.

3) Did I fall into an Orbit Gum advert?

4) If it pleases the court, I would like to present this magnet as evidence.

5) I know it can be difficult to understand, but those weren’t flash mobs and they weren’t rehearsed.

Ugh… I wish I still had that book from college… It made an attempt to explain the phenomenon. You just… feel the rhythm of the music, listen and watch those around you, and you know what to do. What to sing, how to move; it’s a very spiritual experience and you won’t get it right the first time. But it’s a part of our culture, something ponies grow up with. Unless you take steps to avoid it everypony knows how to do it.

6) You seem to have fallen down to an unrelated pun; that punchline could have gone with a number of jokes.

1) In your world’s United States, yes. I saw a while ago. However, that doesn’t really have any bearing on our world. Or more specifically, my dimension of our world.

In my dimension a bit is worth roughly ten USD. I calculated that based on things like construction costs and yearly taxes, but I still had to factor in food consumption. If we spend three bits on a bag of apples, that’s roughly 30 USD. That’s going to look really expensive to you humans, but that’s what our economy is based on: food. Food is what we spend our money on.

We don’t pay for things like electricity and water, those are just provided for if you own or rent a home (within limitations). We don’t pay for law enforcement or road repair. We don’t need clothes. The only tax we have is the ownership tax based on 10% of what we own, not what we make.

2) Goodness, you weren’t kidding. That sounds horrible! Worse than a water-based flood!

3) That depends, are you a Homestuck fanboy?

I kid. I kid.

No, I don’t think so. I recall more than a few coming to Gilda, though.

4) [Omitted]!

I knew if I said four it was going to be three!

But yeah! Nocturne was sweet! If I could draw with a reasonable speed I think it’d be cool to do a pony drawblog based on the main character toward the end of the game. You know, reflecting back on what happened before climbing the tower. Just something fun with a hard limit of like 50 responses.

I mean, why not? Everypony else RPs all the time.

Well well. Still didn’t have the courage to use a known account when asking, huh? For shame…

To review, the sensation you feel in your horn would be wholly different from anything erotic you’d be able to compare it to. But, if stimulated it would cause something called Magic Feedback. It’s where magical energy just keeps building ontop of itself in a loop. It’s not charging because you can’t control it and can’t do anything with it. It’s like you’re casting a spell on top of a spell on top of a spell, and so on and so forth. The final result is that the magic has nowhere else to go and you experience a benign Magic Overload and a forced and very extreme case of Overcast. Overcast being a state of magic exhaustion.

The feeling of the entire event has analogs with intercourse; a great build up and an intense release. The key difference is that, as I’ve said, it all takes place on another level. That is, one is not mutually exclusive with the other. You can experience both in tandem.

All that said, my personal experience with Magic Feedback? It’s awful! After only a few seconds you become almost completely paralyzed! As in, can’t move! All I could ever do was focus on breathing so I wouldn’t pass out! The following exhaustion felt like I was on the verge of death! I swear every single time was worse than the one before!

Some unicorns seem to enjoy it, but I will never, ever ever experience that again.

Are you comparing me to a fictional character? That’s not really fair to the character. No matter what you can never produce a fictional character with as many experiences as a real one. You can stack as many adventures, information, and interesting conversations as you want, and it’ll never compare to the silent moments sitting in the waiting room. Or that half hour you spent laying on your bed after you woke up. Or the irritating scratchy throat that, despite not being sick, won’t seem to go away no matter how much water you drink.

You have to remember that we are the sum of all our experiences, not just the big ones. If all I ever knew was my life as a physically and emotionally abused thief, and the only emotions I ever saw in others were disappointment and hatred, maybe the story would have gone in a different direction.

But in between the terror, pain, adrenaline, and anger, I saw natural pony emotions. I had friends, even if I was rarely very close with any. I saw that life doesn’t have to be cruel and we don’t have to treat others the way we were treated. And while I didn’t always make the socially accepted right decision, I made enough that life eventually lead me here.

But I don’t believe in good or evil. I am just me.

1) Go ask somepony who gives a [omitted] about another porn tumblr.

2) Be more specific.

3) Well, being around others and interacting positively with them, which is the desired outcome, are two different things. But I’ll assume you meant without fulfilling the need to interact.

You feel drained and unfulfilled. Weak, depressed, upset, and just generally “down,” like you’ve failed. Fortunately, and I’m sure this’ll catch more than a few of you by surprise, extroverts don’t have to interact with other ponies, it’s just the most… uh… Cels I’m saying fulfilling a lot… fulfilling.

We can also interact with objects, you know toss stuff around, manipulate or handle things. I know puzzle toys like Rubik Cubes don’t usually hold my attention for too long, but things like Play-Doh are cool. Get like five bouncy balls and toss them all around at once. Log into City of Ponies, go into a mission and just… beat the crud out of everything!

But as I’ve mentioned before, I also like manipulating stats. Something like WoW I don’t approve of because you’re not really customizing anything, you’re adhering to a strict set of rules that result in essentially what’s required of you and nothing else. But in City of Ponies, things don’t work that way. Powersets can be combined and stats manipulated so far in certain directions that you can make builds that excel in something useful. Even if they’re not the most survivable or do the most damage, they can bring a piece to the table that’s just as good.

I… uh… think I sort of went off topic.