My Little Pony XXI: A Very Minty Thread

[tonberrian]

Well Rarity's cutie mark means she is a GEM finder. i guess that extends to more then just rocks.

Does that mean she can find diamonds in the rough? Ponies with stones? Music with rocks in it?

[EsperDerek]

Oh I have my sources, my dear niece... You'll just have to figure that out for yourself. You're a smart girl. Now, back in the box with those.

"T-This isn't fair! Especially since my pictures are far worse than these are! This is blackmail!"

*Midnight protests feebly,but sighs, pulling the pictures from her saddlebags, and gives them back to Rarity.

"You really do look nice in those..."

[Trixie]

Hmmm... Can someone explain the joke? ^^"

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[tonberrian]

Hmmm... Can someone explain the joke? ^^"

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Not being political cartoon-savvy, I find amusement in the idea of putting so much faux-symbolism in and then saying what it all represents. In my case, it's funny simple because I have absolutely no idea what's going on.

[Orzel]

Blizzard
Heatwave
Earthquake
now a Hurricane.

I know its not your fauly Rainbow Dash but you are now my least favorite mane cast pony.

You better tell your pegasus friends to CUT IT OUT!!

[tonberrian]

Blizzard
Heatwave
Earthquake
now a Hurricane.

I know its not your fauly Rainbow Dash but you are now my least favorite mane cast pony.

You better tell your pegasus friends to CUT IT OUT!!

Don't Earth Ponies do earthquakes? You know, with all that earthy-earth earth?

[Rebelhero]

Blizzard
Heatwave
Earthquake
now a Hurricane.

I know its not your fauly Rainbow Dash but you are now my least favorite mane cast pony.

You better tell your pegasus friends to CUT IT OUT!!

Yeah..... This is kinda bad. I live on long island. you know, the disaster death trap?
Impossible to evacuate, get relief to, its coastal, AN ISLAND. So uh..... if no pony hears from me in a few days.... you will know why.

[Kindablue]

Not being political cartoon-savvy, I find amusement in the idea of putting so much faux-symbolism in and then saying what it all represents. In my case, it's funny simple because I have absolutely no idea what's going on.

Yep, it's poking fun at the habit a lot of political cartoonists have of pointing out their own symbolism; taking it to the extreme of labeling his leg, in case you didn't know what that line represented.

[Trixie]

Not being political cartoon-savvy, I find amusement in the idea of putting so much faux-symbolism in and then saying what it all represents. In my case, it's funny simple because I have absolutely no idea what's going on.

...All I got from that is that somehow invisible hand of market feeds our pizza to ponies ^^"

[MCerberus]

Earthquake

That was sort of my fault fault fault.
You see the latest party I organized was...

*summons 20 foot tall cake, then places sunglasses on it*

Earth-shattering shattering shattering.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAH

@Trixie: I don't think the message was anything other than "political cartoons don't make sense, I like ponies"

[Vent Reynolt]

*Deadpan* You do know what will happen to you if I do not have those pictures in my hoof within the next instant, correct?

Alright. Here you go. I'm sorry for taking your secret pictures. Just please stop staring with that look that screams "death."

Rarity is very scary when she's angry.

I guess you'll be wanting the rest of these back as well then:

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If you don't hear from me tomorrow, Blame Rarity and not Irene!

[MCerberus]

There's too much plot going on in this thread! And now for something... completely different.

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[tonberrian]

There's too much plot going on in this thread! And now for something... completely different.

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Is that Twilight Sporkle?

[Vent Reynolt]

There's too much plot going on in this thread! And now for something... completely different.

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Ha! I get it! It's Twilight Sporkle!

Everypony loves plot. Studies that I don't need to link because they are so complex and technical that you don't need to read them to understand them show that this show is about 63.7% more enjoyable because of the plot... roughly speaking.

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[Titanium Fox]

"T-This isn't fair! Especially since my pictures are far worse than these are! This is blackmail!"

*Midnight protests feebly,but sighs, pulling the pictures from her saddlebags, and gives them back to Rarity.

"You really do look nice in those..."

...You do know how to make a lady feel bad. You do of course know I can't just let you have these though. Come here, give Auntie Rarity a hug.

Alright. Here you go. I'm sorry for taking your secret pictures. Just please stop staring with that look that screams "death."

Rarity is very scary when she's angry.

I guess you'll be wanting the rest of these back as well then:

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If you don't hear from me tomorrow, Blame Rarity and not Irene!

Thank you kindly de- Wait, what are those last two? These aren't mine... SPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKKKKKKKEEEEEEE!

[EsperDerek]

...You do know how to make a lady feel bad. You do of course know I can't just let you have these though. Come here, give Auntie Rarity a hug.

*Midnight gives over the pictures, and then reaches to give Rarity a hug as well!

Thank you kindly de- Wait, what are those last two? These aren't mine... SPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKKKKKKKEEEEEEE!

*Midnight's eyes widen, as she realizes something. "Wait a second...of course! Your 'source' was Spike, wasn't it?! That little fink, he must have seen me hide them, and babbled it to you!"

[Titanium Fox]

*Midnight gives over the pictures, and then reaches to give Rarity a hug as well!



*Midnight's eyes widen, as she realizes something. "Wait a second...of course! Your 'source' was Spike, wasn't it?! That little fink, he must have seen me hide them, and babbled it to you!"

*Chuckles softly from the hug* No actually, but that is quite the good guess. You must keep in mind... One of your mothers is indeed the Princess of the Night.

[EsperDerek]

*Chuckles softly from the hug* No actually, but that is quite the good guess. You must keep in mind... One of your mothers is indeed the Princess of the Night.

*Midnight trails off for a moment, and then lets out a sigh.

"You know, this is exactly why I built that little shelter for myself that doesn't have any windows!"

[Rebelhero]

*Chuckles softly from the hug* No actually, but that is quite the good guess. You must keep in mind... One of your mothers is indeed the Princess of the Night.

*ponyard fall through the ceiling*
Ouch. Also, one of my companions becomes invisible during the night time.... and hes quite the creep.

PONYARD! You are lucky its day time... if you hope to live, dont ever go to sleep...

Hes just grouchy because i discovered his stash of peeping tom photos.

[Titanium Fox]

*Midnight trails off for a moment, and then lets out a sigh.

"You know, this is exactly why I built that little shelter for myself that doesn't have any windows!"

Midnight, dear. You know your mother. She most likely took it as quite a challenge. Oh I see that look, don't fret. You know I am a trustworthy mare. It is only between Luna, You, and I, alright? I think it's quite the romantic gesture, actually.

Your aunt Rarity is indeed a bit of a gossip, but only when it won't hurt anypony, of course.

*ponyard fall through the ceiling*
Ouch. Also, one of my companions becomes invisible during the night time.... and hes quite the creep.

PONYARD! You are lucky its day time... if you hope to live, dont ever go to sleep...

Hes just grouchy because i discovered his stash of peeping tom photos.

...I can not. Even begin. To describe. The indignation I feel right now. OUTOUTOUTOUTOUTOUTOUTOUTOUTOUTOUTOUT!

So does this mean I'm now the thread's token Rarity? *iamokaywiththis*

[TheAmishPirate]

Just finished reading the Guide to Dating, thoughts below:

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The intro moves a little too fast for my tastes. I think if you added something between "Doing what?" and Shimmer's explanation, or even just lengthened the explanation and turned it into a bit more back-and-forth, you'd fix it. Just a suggestion.

It seems like after the dinner, Midnight stops following the bad advice. That just struck me as odd.

Overall: Very good. It still needs some tweaking (and other ponies have pointed out more nitpicky things) but it does a good job of keeping the tone of the series and being overall full of pony, if that makes any sense.

[EsperDerek]

Midnight, dear. You know your mother. She most likely took it as quite a challenge. Oh I see that look, don't fret. You know I am a trustworthy mare. It is only between Luna, You, and I, alright? I think it's quite the romantic gesture, actually.

Your aunt Rarity is indeed a bit of a gossip, but only when it won't hurt anypony, of course.

So does this mean I'm now the thread's token Rarity? *iamokaywiththis*

*Midnight sags in relief, and smiles slightly.

"I know Momma Luna can be...naughty. I do take after her a little. But..thanks, Aunt Rarity. I do trust you, and I know you won't tell anypony else. I'm...sorry I tried to take some of your pictures.

Although, I'm still going to move my pictures when I get home. "

Congrats! You're Rarity!

[Titanium Fox]

*Midnight sags in relief, and smiles slightly.

"I know Momma Luna can be...naughty. I do take after her a little. But..thanks, Aunt Rarity. I do trust you, and I know you won't tell anypony else. I'm...sorry I tried to take some of your pictures.

Although, I'm still going to move my pictures when I get home. "

Congrats! You're Rarity!

Good girl. Run along now, we wouldn't aunt Rarity to change her mind now, would we? *She giggles, reassuring the filly with a warm, joking smile.*

Just marvelous!

[MCerberus]

Meanwhile, in the spaceship Woona:

Yes, princess the surveillance equipment has been upgraded as per your request.

*monocle!Luna claps*

May I ask why it's all trained on a specific block of Ponyville?

no.

[EsperDerek]

Just finished reading the Guide to Dating, thoughts below:

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The intro moves a little too fast for my tastes. I think if you added something between "Doing what?" and Shimmer's explanation, or even just lengthened the explanation and turned it into a bit more back-and-forth, you'd fix it. Just a suggestion.

It seems like after the dinner, Midnight stops following the bad advice. That just struck me as odd.

Overall: Very good. It still needs some tweaking (and other ponies have pointed out more nitpicky things) but it does a good job of keeping the tone of the series and being overall full of pony, if that makes any sense.

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It doesn't surprise me you found the intro a little weak, it was actually the last thing that I wrote, and I only rewrote it because I lost the first intro, so I was trying to rewrite from memory without much ambition to do so. I'll see what I can do to strengthen it.

I'd like to explain the bad advice a little: Midnight follows the first three pieces, and inadvertently follows the fourth (If you can get your voice louder than the ponies on stage, you have succeeded. ). The fifth was there mainly as wordplay-the humor advice starts off the section where they get infected with Poison Joke. The sixth is there to solidify that, yes, it's absolutely bad advice, and Midnight has essentially given up on it at this point.

I'm glad that, overall, you liked it. As for the tweaks, this is why it's a 'rough draft', after all.

Good girl. Run along now, we wouldn't aunt Rarity to change her mind now, would we? *She giggles, reassuring the filly with a warm, joking smile.*

Just marvelous!

*Midnight scampers off, and goes to absolutely hide those pictures in a much safer spot than before.

[Titanium Fox]

*Midnight scampers off, and goes to absolutely hide those pictures in a much safer spot than before.

Oh youth... Somehow I doubt that new hiding place shall be a secret to me for very long at all. *She glances to her horseshoe box* Apparently it is time for me to move my collection as well. Now how in the name of Celstia herself did that filly find it?

Somewhere in the distance, some could say they heard a girlish giggle, ringing throughout the night.

Hehe.

[Metahuman1]

*Postcard arrives at Rarity's five minutes later, dated last week, from the Island Paradise of Hanahoofhoof, with a general sentiment that he's gonna be gone a round trip of a month and wishes she was there.

Thus giving him an alibi for the pictures.*

[Rebelhero]

Oh youth... Somehow I doubt that new hiding place shall be a secret to me for very long at all. *She glances to her horseshoe box* Apparently it is time for me to move my collection as well. Now how in the name of Celstia herself did that filly find it?

Somewhere in the distance, some could say they heard a girlish giggle, ringing throughout the night.

Hehe.

*ponyard still collapsed on the floor looks up* Hey Rarity, my companion would like to know if that stallion that sneaks in here every other night is SUPPOSED to be here, or if he is perhaps the source of the pictures you DIDN'T take.

[Kurgan]

Element of Stormtrooper Academy!

Perfect! I shall be the Element of Stormtrooper Academics!

[Mando Knight]

All the FFRP is good and all, but could we please keep it contained in, I dunno, a Silly Message Board Game/Free Form Roleplaying thread? Character chat isn't exactly what I go to the Media Discussions forum for...