My Little Pony XI: "Mmph!"

[Gamerlord]

Happy birthday Esper!
Also, 123 mil on ED!

[Grif]

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Hmm, what if I made it so that she can raise the stars, but because her mind is still preoccupied with the meeting and waking up early she can't focus well enough to move them all at once? I'll see what I can do to hint at it more, maybe add something about "remembering to stay calm and focused" when she raises them in Chapter 1.

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That would work well. At least it gives a clue as to why she suddenly can't raise the stars as it is.

A question for both of you:

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As it stands, there's a lot of time difference between the chapters (3-4 months between the first two, slated 8-9 months between two and three) which means we see Luna after she's had to deal with the events of the previous chapter for a while. Thus, the tone of each chapter should be different from the last one. I'm worried that changing the tone too much is going to be confusing for the readers. Has the shift been drastic for you, or have you even noticed a shift?

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Yep, I noticed a shift. Since you're writing a sort of diary-style (with numbered days even) I don't think it would be a problem if your tone shifts noticeably. It's not a contiguous story after all.

EDIT: Reading some of the 5-starred fics on EqD makes my scenery building seemed woeful in comparison. What would I give to write such florid descriptions.

[MCerberus]

The CMCs once lit a total vacuum on fire.

The CMCs once lit the weak nuclear force on fire.

[Kyouhen]

The CMCs once lit the weak nuclear force on fire.

The CMCs once attacked the darkness and won.

[tonberrian]

The CMCs once attacked the darkness and won.

Cutie Mark Crusaders Gazebo Slayers!

[PhoeKun]

That would be Origin #4, actually.

And no, I can't say I trust the CMC around any sort of open flame. Or closed flame. Or, you know, those fake candles, too.

I think in general it's a good idea not to trust ponies around open flames. We don't have thumbs, and hooves have this awkward tendency to be slippery at just the wrong time. Just ask Octavia, who couldn't hold onto her bow to save her life during the grand opening of her first solo concert in Canterlot. She spent years living that one down. Unicorns have all the luck.

And lest I forget, happy birthday!

[Trobby]

Cutie Mark Crusaders Gazebo Slayers!

...You've seen this fic, right?

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/0...es-play-d.html

Personally, Rarity's campaign sounds the most interesting, but Pinkie's sounds like the most fun.

Oh, also, if you ever wanted to know what the OTHER pony elements are...

[Mystic Muse]

And so, nearly one thousand years ago, the great Princess Celestia looked out upon her creation...and found it wanting.

There wast just something missing! A void that needed to be filled!

"What this place needs, is to be twenty percent cooler!" The Princess of the Sun exclaimed, and set to work, to fill the void that was in Equestria.

Gathering the light of the sun and the moon, and infusing it with her own magic, Celestia's new creation began to take shape. Hooves and horn appeared, tail and mane, the living creature being woven together by Celestia's grace and skill. Finally, it was finished. A small, purple-pelted filly hung in the air.

Princess Celestia gently took her creation in her wings, gave it a gentle nuzzle, and named her a very strange name for a pony. This tiny little pony would forever be known as 'EsperDerek', and he seemed to have an excessive amount of love in her appendix, and some problems with his gender. (Is she male or female? Even EsperDerek isn't completely sure anymore.) But none the less, the Princess was satisfied with her new creation.

And that's how Equestria (or, at least, a small part of it) was created.

Of course, Celestia's detractors would say that she got very, very drunk on her birthday night, and woke up the next morning with a blazing headache and EsperDerek already created in a drunken stupor, but this is a complete lie and you shouldn't believe it.

In other words, it's my birthday today! Yay me!

Happy pony birthday Esperderek!

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[EsperDerek]

Thank you, everyone! My real birthday is shaping up to be pretty boring, so the craziness of this, and all the well wishing, makes me happy.

Even if it does involve fire!

[the_druid_droid]

Thank you, everyone! My real birthday is shaping up to be pretty boring, so the craziness of this, and all the well wishing, makes me happy.

Even if it does involve fire!

Silly EsperDerek, all good birthdays involve fire! But I would keep it away from the CMC, just in case...

[MCerberus]

Someone needs to ponyfi the traditional GitP birthday comic.

[Grif]

...You've seen this fic, right?

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/0...es-play-d.html

Personally, Rarity's campaign sounds the most interesting, but Pinkie's sounds like the most fun.

Oh, also, if you ever wanted to know what the OTHER pony elements are...

Ah thank you, was looking for this table for quite sometime.

According to the periodic table, water is officially C2Fs.

[Welf]

Someone needs to ponyfi the traditional GitP birthday comic.

There's a traditional GitP birthday comic?

[Etcetera]

There's a traditional GitP birthday comic?

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First search result is a GitP thread, no less.

[tonberrian]

Is it that one with Death and an Abacus? I think that's from SMBC, but I'm not sure.

Edit: Got the Comic in one. Score.

[Lix Lorn]

Isn't the traditional one the Birthday Skeleton offering a present?

[Etcetera]

Isn't the traditional one the Birthday Skeleton offering a present?

I thought that one came later? I dunno.

Someone needs to make an "Ooh Mr X" comic involving Phoe. I'd do it myself if I had the ability.

[Metahuman1]

Still alive.

And I can't decided weather to fangasum or be disturbed by how well it worked.


Ok, Finished the series the other day, watched it in one go. It's actually grown on me more since doing so, I'm finding things funnier when I think about them after the fact.

I'm a 22 year old male and I'm hooked. So here's to Season 2!

[the_druid_droid]

Still alive.

And I can't decided weather to fangasum or be disturbed by how well it worked.


Ok, Finished the series the other day, watched it in one go. It's actually grown on me more since doing so, I'm finding things funnier when I think about them after the fact.

I'm a 22 year old male and I'm hooked. So here's to Season 2!

My turn to do the honors:

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[TheAmishPirate]

I thought that one came later? I dunno.

Someone needs to make an "Ooh Mr X" comic involving Phoe. I'd do it myself if I had the ability.

Didn't we have one with Thanqol a while back? I remember we've had at least one of those before.

[darthbobcat]

Thank you, everyone! My real birthday is shaping up to be pretty boring, so the craziness of this, and all the well wishing, makes me happy.

Even if it does involve fire!

Also Happy B-Day.

@ Lunafic

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I figured that Luna's inability to mess with the stars would be explained in part 3. It could use some more explanation; she needs to be more flustered.

As for the tone shifts, it doesn't strike me as too confusing, as long as Part 3 follows from the development in Part 2.

[Gadora]

Sooo 2/3 of the frames for tomorrow can be done with existing items, so I'll work on something completely different in my allotted ARTS time. Vote up!

Twilight look upon my works ye mighty, and despair

Ponies+Favorite Poem>Favorite Pony+Watchmen.

In other words, it's my birthday today! Yay me!

This calls for a...

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Need any help with those flames?

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First search result is a GitP thread, no less.

To ponify that, the first step needs to be to replace Death with Luna.

Is it that one with Death and an Abacus? I think that's from SMBC, but I'm not sure.

Edit: Got the Comic in one. Score.

It's from PBF actually.

[tonberrian]

It's from PBF actually.

My acronym skills have failed me. What's that?

Edit: Nevermind, Google has the answer (as always).

[Etcetera]

My acronym skills have failed me. What's that?

Perry Bible Fellowship.
I think you can be forgiven for not figuring that one out.

[Gadora]

My acronym skills have failed me. What's that?

Edit: Nevermind, Google has the answer (as always).

Sorry, I saw an acronym, and just mindlessly responded with an acronym.

[tonberrian]

Sorry, I saw an acronym, and just mindlessly responded with an acronym.

This is your fault, and I blame you for it. It is bad and you should feel bad. We will never be friends again.

No, it's fine.

[Kairaven]

Happy Birthday Esper!

Here's a fan art I owe you.

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edit: own and owe, must remember difference...

[Brazen Shield]

Happy Birthday Esper!

Here's a fan art I own you.

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That typo floored me.
Oh no offense!! Please don't take offsense! As an author myself I know that fan art does make me your slave for a good two days on principle. That's all~

[MCerberus]

On this episode of the Flutrix: Pills

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And yes that is Derpy Trinity.

[EsperDerek]

Happy Birthday Esper!

Here's a fan art I owe you.

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edit: own and owe, must remember difference...

Oh, sweet! Thank you very much! Even if this means you own me at some point, thank you tons! I love fan art, and this is really cute and nice.