My Little Pony LIII: Stashing Ponythreads Around in Case of Ponymergency!

[DigoDragon]

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There is no way those are what they look like.
They're so not good looking at all.

I'll agree.

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Their eye-highlights aren't even consistant; half of them have the round version. I think this is just promotional art and not necessarily indicative of the actual episode artwork.

There are even two official preview clips out which show the standard character models we know. So at worst, the "new look" theory doesn't happen until later episodes.

[maximus25]

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So, we have slightly paler rebrushes of the mane six. Possible clones? *gasp* Insectoid eyes=changelings? Maybe there's just too much sun in the frozen north, so their coats are starting to lose their color? [/wild guessing]

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Crystal clones.

[Tvtyrant]

This comic made me spill my coffee...

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[Beacon of Chaos]

Funny thing about me is even having FlutterMac mentioned in passing will utterly ruin a story for me. This is the only ship that does this as even squicky ships like ScootaCheer doesn't have that reaction. (Though usually a squicky ship like that isn't enjoyable for an entirely different reason.) But yeah, fastest way for me to not read your fic? Include FlutterMac.

Other Fluttershy ships are fine by the way. Only FlutterMac repulses me to that degree.

What is it about this ship that earns so much scorn from you? Did FlutterMac shippers set fire to your house or something?

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Hee he! That's wonderful.


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[Ravian]

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Headcanoned, so Headcanoned

[BlasTech]

That is absolutely adorable. Now I want to see more Starcraft ponies.

As you wish:

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See the rest here: http://alfa995.deviantart.com/art/Po...toss-216608997

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Bahahaha .... I gotta sympathise with RD though.

[thubby]

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aaand now there's grapejuice coming out of my nose.

[Forum Explorer]

On shipping:
The only two ships I consistently support are Fluttermac and Rarispike. I tend to be neutral to most other ships, but those two I support with the full force of whatever crime against existence that Professor Boffinspark has on hoof.

Well since I've explained my feelings on FlutterMac could you please tell me why you support it?

What is it about this ship that earns so much scorn from you? Did FlutterMac shippers set fire to your house or something?


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Hmm, I think it's because I don't think it would work as a ship coupled with how insanely popular it is as a ship. I mean it's practically a default ship people use. Also I hate how arbitrary the ship can be. Also nobody has ever given me a good reason for that ship. Plus I take Hearts and Hooves Day's ending to mean that Cheerilee and Big Mac got into a relationship. Or at least had a date.

Why I don't think that ship works:

I'm a shy person, to some degree (not as bad as Fluttershy, or Big Mac for that matter) but when I'm around another shy person it's pretty horrible. We both refuse to talk to each other and eventually there's this awkward silence that's just unbearable. We then both avoid each other because we literally have nothing to say to each other. We need a third person who is a lot more outgoing in order to have any real social interaction at all.

So I think that Fluttershy and Big Mac fall into that situation. They don't want to talk to each other and the only thing they have in common to talk about is Applejack and Applebloom. Besides that it doesn't look like the two just don't interact as far as their lives go.

I guess another reason it bothers me so much is that it reminds me of a situation that I never want to be in again and wouldn't wish upon anyone else.

[Deadly]

Chapter 4 of II is ready for review. It's very rough around the edges, I'm not entirely sure about some of it and no doubt going to make some edits. But that's what all you fine people are for, right? To tell me how much it sucks and how to make it not suck!

But so far this story has been a real joy to write compared to my previous story. This chapter almost felt a bit like writing Fillystata, which made me feel somewhat nostalgic.

"Maim, maim, maim, maim all the little ponies" I'm such a naughty little pony pony pony!

II.4 - Dire Fates (Draft!)

Aside from general review, I would like some help with

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Some sort of ... thingy, whatchamacallit ... that you would write under each name on the grave monument. Just listing the names seems kinda bland. Just something brief, maybe two or three short lines for each. Something to remember them by.

[Tiki Snakes]

Aside from general review, I would like some help with

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Some sort of ... thingy, whatchamacallit ... that you would write under each name on the grave monument. Just listing the names seems kinda bland. Just something brief, maybe two or three short lines for each. Something to remember them by.

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Assuming you have seven gravestones;

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[Here's a Pony]

[There's a Pony]

[And another little Pony]

[Fuzzy Pony]

[Funny Pony]

[Pony Pony]

[Duck.]

...I'll get my coat.

I totally haven't even read the fic. Sorry.

[One Tin Soldier]

As you wish:

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See the rest here: http://alfa995.deviantart.com/art/Po...toss-216608997

Bahahaha .... I gotta sympathise with RD though.

Yeeeessssss, Gooooooooood.

Chapter 4 of II is ready for review. It's very rough around the edges, I'm not entirely sure about some of it and no doubt going to make some edits. But that's what all you fine people are for, right? To tell me how much it sucks and how to make it not suck!

But so far this story has been a real joy to write compared to my previous story. This chapter almost felt a bit like writing Fillystata, which made me feel somewhat nostalgic.

"Maim, maim, maim, maim all the little ponies" I'm such a naughty little pony pony pony!

II.4 - Dire Fates (Draft!)

Aside from general review, I would like some help with

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Some sort of ... thingy, whatchamacallit ... that you would write under each name on the grave monument. Just listing the names seems kinda bland. Just something brief, maybe two or three short lines for each. Something to remember them by.

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I think epitaph is the word you're looking for. And I'll read it and see what I can think of.

[Alabenson]

Well since I've explained my feelings on FlutterMac could you please tell me why you support it?

I think a large part of the reason that I support the pairing stems from the fact that their personalities seem to complement each other very well, with Big Macintosh being the one stallion in Ponyville that doesn't completely terrify Fluttershy, and Fluttershy's quiet, kind demeanor being a welcome change of pace from the three loud, stubborn mares Big Macintosh lives with (I've headcannoned a statement made by Lauren Faust that Big Macintosh's quietness is essentially a defense mechanism developed from living with Applejack, Apple Bloom, and Granny Smith).

Why I don't think that ship works:

I'm a shy person, to some degree (not as bad as Fluttershy, or Big Mac for that matter) but when I'm around another shy person it's pretty horrible. We both refuse to talk to each other and eventually there's this awkward silence that's just unbearable. We then both avoid each other because we literally have nothing to say to each other. We need a third person who is a lot more outgoing in order to have any real social interaction at all.

So I think that Fluttershy and Big Mac fall into that situation. They don't want to talk to each other and the only thing they have in common to talk about is Applejack and Applebloom. Besides that it doesn't look like the two just don't interact as far as their lives go.

I guess another reason it bothers me so much is that it reminds me of a situation that I never want to be in again and wouldn't wish upon anyone else.

I'll agree that the quietness/shyness of the two is an obstacle to overcome (much like the age/species differences in RarityxSpike), but I just see that as a challenge that a good shipfic should address, rather than a reason to dismiss the ship outright.

[Soras Teva Gee]

So everypony is still talking about the DVD cover but nopony has yet posted this fun little detail from the DVD release:

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In Adventures in the Crystal Empire, a magical empire has suddenly appeared in the arctic north of Equestria, and PRINCESS CELESTIA needs TWILIGHT SPARKLE and her friends to find a way to protect it. While her friends try to keep the Crystal Ponies occupied at the Crystal Faire, TWILIGHT SPARKLE searches for the hidden Crystal Heart that is the key to keeping their empire safe from harm! - Shout Factory Press Release

So that's our synopsis for the SE 3 two-parter on there and the others episodes are Sonic Rainboom, Luna Eclipsed, and It's About Time. All great episodes though it does no favors for the idea of a single story arc season.

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Assuming you have seven gravestones;

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[Here's a Pony]

[There's a Pony]

[And another little Pony]

[Fuzzy Pony]

[Funny Pony]

[Pony Pony]

[Duck.]

...I'll get my coat.

I totally haven't even read the fic. Sorry.

Damn you, the song is stuck! It won't stop!

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I think epitaph is the word you're looking for. And I'll read it and see what I can think of.

Yes, that's the word.

[thubby]

Chapter 4 of II is ready for review. It's very rough around the edges, I'm not entirely sure about some of it and no doubt going to make some edits. But that's what all you fine people are for, right? To tell me how much it sucks and how to make it not suck!

But so far this story has been a real joy to write compared to my previous story. This chapter almost felt a bit like writing Fillystata, which made me feel somewhat nostalgic.

"Maim, maim, maim, maim all the little ponies" I'm such a naughty little pony pony pony!

II.4 - Dire Fates (Draft!)

Aside from general review, I would like some help with

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Some sort of ... thingy, whatchamacallit ... that you would write under each name on the grave monument. Just listing the names seems kinda bland. Just something brief, maybe two or three short lines for each. Something to remember them by.

*(turns from homework*


im on it...

[Deadly]

*(turns from homework*


im on it...

[One Tin Soldier]

Chapter 4 of II is ready for review. It's very rough around the edges, I'm not entirely sure about some of it and no doubt going to make some edits. But that's what all you fine people are for, right? To tell me how much it sucks and how to make it not suck!

But so far this story has been a real joy to write compared to my previous story. This chapter almost felt a bit like writing Fillystata, which made me feel somewhat nostalgic.

"Maim, maim, maim, maim all the little ponies" I'm such a naughty little pony pony pony!

II.4 - Dire Fates (Draft!)

Aside from general review, I would like some help with

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Some sort of ... thingy, whatchamacallit ... that you would write under each name on the grave monument. Just listing the names seems kinda bland. Just something brief, maybe two or three short lines for each. Something to remember them by.

A little review! Which may be a teensy bit brutal, since you asked for it.

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Well, the whole war thing just comes out of nowhere, doesn't it. Seriously, this is a much bigger scale story than it has been before, especially since the initial mysteries haven't been more than halfway solved. I feel like the story is getting ahead of itself a bit.

On the plus side, you certainly brought out some emotions. Feels are one of my "good fic" criteria, and you have met them, despite how unsubtly they have been drawn out.

As for the epitaphs, I don't have any ideas less stereotypical than, say "Beloved sister" for Luna and stuff like that.

[DigoDragon]

This comic made me spill my coffee...

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BWAHAHAHA, oh my day has been MADE.

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LOL, can't fly but can sure airbend on a scooter.


Weirdness--

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[Deadly]

A little review! Which may be a teensy bit brutal, since you asked for it.

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Well, the whole war thing just comes out of nowhere, doesn't it. Seriously, this is a much bigger scale story than it has been before, especially since the initial mysteries haven't been more than halfway solved. I feel like the story is getting ahead of itself a bit.

On the plus side, you certainly brought out some emotions. Feels are one of my "good fic" criteria, and you have met them, despite how unsubtly they have been drawn out.

As for the epitaphs, I don't have any ideas less stereotypical than, say "Beloved sister" for Luna and stuff like that.

Brutal is fine, although naturally I always hope everypony will fall in total love with my words and declare me God of Ponyfics or something

But thanks

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War is mentioned in the description of the story, but I suppose I could look at some way to ... make it come less out of nowhere. Not sure how, but I'll consider it.

Very happy to hear you liked "the feels" of this one. That's always one of my major concerns too, and what I always strive for.

[Beacon of Chaos]

Hmm, I think it's because I don't think it would work as a ship coupled with how insanely popular it is as a ship...

Ahh. Kinda like how I feel about Twixie, though much of the hate has long gone, replaced with mere annoyance.

..I mean it's practically a default ship people use. Also I hate how arbitrary the ship can be. Also nobody has ever given me a good reason for that ship. Plus I take Hearts and Hooves Day's ending to mean that Cheerilee and Big Mac got into a relationship. Or at least had a date.

Why I don't think that ship works:

I'm a shy person, to some degree (not as bad as Fluttershy, or Big Mac for that matter) but when I'm around another shy person it's pretty horrible. We both refuse to talk to each other and eventually there's this awkward silence that's just unbearable. We then both avoid each other because we literally have nothing to say to each other. We need a third person who is a lot more outgoing in order to have any real social interaction at all.

So I think that Fluttershy and Big Mac fall into that situation. They don't want to talk to each other and the only thing they have in common to talk about is Applejack and Applebloom. Besides that it doesn't look like the two just don't interact as far as their lives go.

I guess another reason it bothers me so much is that it reminds me of a situation that I never want to be in again and wouldn't wish upon anyone else.

Y'know, as a shy person myself, I understand completely. When you're around others who are as quiet as you, that silence kind of pulls at you and drags you into pointless small talk that neither of you care about. I hate that.

So I'll agree that it's probably not a ship that could work. It's still cute though.

Chapter 4 of II is ready for review. It's very rough around the edges, I'm not entirely sure about some of it and no doubt going to make some edits. But that's what all you fine people are for, right? To tell me how much it sucks and how to make it not suck!

But so far this story has been a real joy to write compared to my previous story. This chapter almost felt a bit like writing Fillystata, which made me feel somewhat nostalgic.

"Maim, maim, maim, maim all the little ponies" I'm such a naughty little pony pony pony!

II.4 - Dire Fates (Draft!)

Aside from general review, I would like some help with

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Some sort of ... thingy, whatchamacallit ... that you would write under each name on the grave monument. Just listing the names seems kinda bland. Just something brief, maybe two or three short lines for each. Something to remember them by.

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Well. That was a little depressing, though knowing it's only a possible future dampens the blow of Pinkie's... yeah.

And yet, I really want to know more, so well done with that!

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[asdflove]

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Stupid Skeleton! Uhhhhggg! http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/P...ykon-325366154
http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/P...loak-325351301 Redcloak
MITD-http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/M...fied-325332744
and The one and only Belkar Bitterleaf! http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/P...-WAR-325000257
Haley-http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/H...fied-324734385
Elan-http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/P...Elan-324688093
+-http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/E...ddle-324748159
And now V. But I'm not super happy with this one. Not androgynous enough.
http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/P...vius-324948639 Aaaand Roy's turn http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/P...-Roy-324959487
Durkon- http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/P...rkon-324984292
http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/Group-Shot-325193295 They be all together!
Nale:http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/P...Nale-325503348
Sabine- (That mane... never again) http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/P...bine-325531589
Thog. http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/P...Thog-326115038
Zz'dtri-http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/P...dtri-326283734

(Find the rest through here)

The Oracle of Sunken Valley-http://asdflove.deviantart.com/art/P...acle-326500495

BTW Tiamat only has 5 heads, not 7

[Deadly]

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Well. That was a little depressing, though knowing it's only a possible future dampens the blow of Pinkie's... yeah.

And yet, I really want to know more, so well done with that!

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Thanks!

[Pendulous]

Ponycraft 2.

Need medical attention? Shy has you covered.

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http://yudhaikeledai.deviantart.com/...rait-272951931

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Eden placed a paw around Rainbow's withers, then made a snap with the other paw. There was the sound of the snap, and the hall vanished like smoke around them. Rainbow looked around in bewilderment at the rolling hills appearing around her.

needs language variety. the whole thing feels repetitive.

she cried, bewildered and horrified.
i would break this into 2 sentences. as is, it feels a bit halting.
ex: "she cried. (description of the confused horror bearing down on her)

a war penetrated all the way to canterlot in the space of a month or 2? i find that unlikely.

i also dislike the use of destiny here. forces of nature like her (i dont know why, but i keep thinking it's a guy. not sure if its the picture or something i link destiny with, but ya) are always tough to write, i know. but you've basically just used her as an info dump =/
she's also rather... candid?
the way she talks, I'm more hearing "author is talking to me and just doesn't want to reveal xyz" than anything. if she were more enigmatic, you could play off whether she "cant" do something, or just isn't.

[Pokonic]

Ahh. Kinda like how I feel about Twixie, though much of the hate has long gone, replaced with mere annoyance.

I am, to be brutaly honest, kind of sick of Trixie now. At least Gilda has a excuse for some sort of return (making up with friends) but Trixie has as much returnablity as the Flim Flam Brothers. Amusing? To a extent. But when you have to twist a charecter to the point that there basicly a name and possibly a hat on what's basicly a nice, charming, soft spoken OC, there's a issue.


Also, I had a issue with a radio system, and I found this.

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How they got there hoof's on the Children of Nightmare's radio broadcast system is yet to be determined.

[Pendulous]

I am, to be brutaly honest, kind of sick of Trixie now. At least Gilda has a excuse for some sort of return (making up with friends) but Trixie has as much returnablity as the Flim Flam Brothers. Amusing? To a extent. But when you have to twist a charecter to the point that there basicly a name and possibly a hat on what's basicly a nice, charming, soft spoken OC, there's a issue.

I feel the exact opposite. Gilda was harsh, and meant to be a throwaway character. Trixie has the potential for depth. She wasn't mean in the sense like Gilda, stealing things, and screaming at people. She was just overly confident, a showman, and yes a liar. But if you want in-show proof, Twilight's line about "she'll be back, maybe by then she'll learn...." something something I forget the rest. I'm not saying they intended at that moment to reuse her (or maybe they did?), but it definitely feels incomplete. Coming from someone who does not read fanfics, I like the idea of Trixie having more depth to her.

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a war penetrated all the way to canterlot in the space of a month or 2? i find that unlikely.

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Not a lot of actual detail is provided about what happened. A lot could have been going on for a long time before the actual attacks. Also consider that Chrysalis took down Canterlot in an evening. Strike at the right place and time, and even the strongest defense can collapse very quickly.

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i also dislike the use of destiny here. forces of nature like her (i dont know why, but i keep thinking it's a guy. not sure if its the picture or something i link destiny with, but ya) are always tough to write, i know. but you've basically just used her as an info dump =/
she's also rather... candid?
the way she talks, I'm more hearing "author is talking to me and just doesn't want to reveal xyz" than anything. if she were more enigmatic, you could play off whether she "cant" do something, or just isn't.

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Sorry to hear about that.

Eden is meant to be kinda pleasant, warm and friendly. That is a major goal of mine in portraying her. That doesn't mean she's not possibly suspect, or that she's not hiding something or at least not telling everything. She does have her reasons for doing and saying what she does, and for maybe leaving out certain details.

I'll see if I can emphasize some of this and make her more mysterious maybe, but I'm not sure exactly where the problem lies.

[Kd7sov]

Why I don't think that ship works:

I'm a shy person, to some degree (not as bad as Fluttershy, or Big Mac for that matter) but when I'm around another shy person it's pretty horrible. We both refuse to talk to each other and eventually there's this awkward silence that's just unbearable. We then both avoid each other because we literally have nothing to say to each other. We need a third person who is a lot more outgoing in order to have any real social interaction at all.

So I think that Fluttershy and Big Mac fall into that situation. They don't want to talk to each other and the only thing they have in common to talk about is Applejack and Applebloom. Besides that it doesn't look like the two just don't interact as far as their lives go.

I guess another reason it bothers me so much is that it reminds me of a situation that I never want to be in again and wouldn't wish upon anyone else.

For whatever it may be worth... I used to be shy. I have no idea exactly what changed, but now I'm not - but I am still quiet. And it seems to me that Big Macintosh is much the same way - not shy, but quiet. And for me, awkward silence is not a common thing, no matter whom I am or am not with.

How it might feel to Fluttershy, I wouldn't want to say at this point.

So everypony is still talking about the DVD cover but nopony has yet posted this fun little detail from the DVD release:

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In Adventures in the Crystal Empire, a magical empire has suddenly appeared in the arctic north of Equestria, and PRINCESS CELESTIA needs TWILIGHT SPARKLE and her friends to find a way to protect it. While her friends try to keep the Crystal Ponies occupied at the Crystal Faire, TWILIGHT SPARKLE searches for the hidden Crystal Heart that is the key to keeping their empire safe from harm! - Shout Factory Press Release

So that's our synopsis for the SE 3 two-parter on there and the others episodes are Sonic Rainboom, Luna Eclipsed, and It's About Time. All great episodes though it does no favors for the idea of a single story arc season.

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Obviously not a directly parallel situation, but that synopsis rings a bell for me - and that bell is the G1 episode "Return of Tambelon". Given that we haven't yet had a two-parter without major disaster from a direction the mane six didn't initially anticipate...

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Not a lot of actual detail is provided about what happened. A lot could have been going on for a long time before the actual attacks. Also consider that Chrysalis took down Canterlot in an evening. Strike at the right place and time, and even the strongest defense can collapse very quickly.

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Sorry to hear about that.

Eden is meant to be kinda pleasant, warm and friendly. That is a major goal of mine in portraying her. That doesn't mean she's not possibly suspect, or that she's not hiding something or at least not telling everything. She does have her reasons for doing and saying what she does, and for maybe leaving out certain details.

I'll see if I can emphasize some of this and make her more mysterious maybe, but I'm not sure exactly where the problem lies.

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i would argue the changelings was clearly a stealth operation which is why it worked, but I see your point.

as for eden, first thing that sprang to mind would be to have her do something incongruous. turn dash away from something, close a door for no reason, or stand between dash and something. something we would notice, but the shaken dash wouldn't

on an unrelated note, with how potentially dark this just got, im almost afraid to see doodlebug >.>

[Kindablue]

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