My Little Pony XXVIII: In the Crazy of 40.000 Posts, There is Only Pony!

[EsperDerek]

Since there's so many responses, I'm just not gonna bother with the quotes.

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*'Midnight' eye twitches, as the two personas inside her begin to wonder just how dense Candles is! She takes another step forwards, glaring at the priest...and then blinks, as Inkblot confronts them...for a moment. Nightmare lets out a soft sigh, and then smiles at Inkblot.

"You're right, of course. We're hardly being charitable or understanding at all. Going completely against the idea of the cuddlefort!"

That magical mane suddenly reaches out, grasping Inkblot, and bringing him close, the larger Nightmare nuzzling at his neck fondly.

"Sorry, Midsy gets temperamental when it comes to her parentage. She's very proud of it, you understand. I mostly just wanted to scare this guy, but clearly he's a little too..well, anyways."

She smiles, kissing at Inkblot's ear.

"Thank you very much. Leo, if you want to take over and deal with this guy, be my guest. Midnight needs to calm down anyways."

Then her tail suddenly reaches out, and wraps around Lyra!

"And where are you going, Lyra? I thought you liked the cuddlepile?

[Tectonic Robot]

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*'Midnight' eye twitches, as the two personas inside her begin to wonder just how dense Candles is! She takes another step forwards, glaring at the priest...and then blinks, as Inkblot confronts them...for a moment. Nightmare lets out a soft sigh, and then smiles at Inkblot.

"You're right, of course. We're hardly being charitable or understanding at all. Going completely against the idea of the cuddlefort!"

That magical mane suddenly reaches out, grasping Inkblot, and bringing him close, the larger Nightmare nuzzling at his neck fondly.

"Sorry, Midsy gets temperamental when it comes to her parentage. She's very proud of it, you understand. I mostly just wanted to scare this guy, but clearly he's a little too..well, anyways."

She smiles, kissing at Inkblot's ear.

"Thank you very much. Leo, if you want to take over and deal with this guy, be my guest. Midnight needs to calm down anyways."

Then her tail suddenly reaches out, and wraps around Lyra!

"And where are you going, Lyra? I thought you liked the cuddlepile?

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Candles smiles happily at this. "Oh good, I just love it when everything works out. I'll just head over to that tree than. I'm glad we could resolve this problem peacefully and calmly."

He heads over to the tree and sits down, getting his mirror back out.

[Grif]

Since there's so many responses, I'm just not gonna bother with the quotes.

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*'Midnight' eye twitches, as the two personas inside her begin to wonder just how dense Candles is! She takes another step forwards, glaring at the priest...and then blinks, as Inkblot confronts them...for a moment. Nightmare lets out a soft sigh, and then smiles at Inkblot.

"You're right, of course. We're hardly being charitable or understanding at all. Going completely against the idea of the cuddlefort!"

That magical mane suddenly reaches out, grasping Inkblot, and bringing him close, the larger Nightmare nuzzling at his neck fondly.

"Sorry, Midsy gets temperamental when it comes to her parentage. She's very proud of it, you understand. I mostly just wanted to scare this guy, but clearly he's a little too..well, anyways."

She smiles, kissing at Inkblot's ear.

"Thank you very much. Leo, if you want to take over and deal with this guy, be my guest. Midnight needs to calm down anyways."

Then her tail suddenly reaches out, and wraps around Lyra!

"And where are you going, Lyra? I thought you liked the cuddlepile?

Ze Cuddlepiles of Stalking

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"Unhand me! I know you put a spell on me to distract me from my beloved Twilight Sparkle... in... that... ravishing... outfit..." Lyra shook her head clear of those saucy images of Twilight and glared at the larger pony. "You're not getting me the second time." The mint green unicorn began to wriggle fruitlessly against the tail.

Lyra, now you're just begging to fail now. The Midnight, you getting away? Hah.
Quiet you.

Now. Ponythread, may I ask for your help?

I need ideas. Halloween. Actually scratch that, can somepony give me a brief rundown on what are the popular tradition during this occasion? Being in Asia and whatnot, we tend to only get the commercialised version, not the actual thing.

[Tectonic Robot]

Ze Cuddlepiles of Stalking

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"Unhand me! I know you put a spell on me to distract me from my beloved Twilight Sparkle... in... that... ravishing... outfit..." Lyra shook her head clear of those saucy images of Twilight and glared at the larger pony. "You're not getting me the second time." The mint green unicorn began to wriggle fruitlessly against the tail.

Lyra, now you're just begging to fail now. The Midnight, you getting away? Hah.
Quiet you.

Hey, wait a minute...

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"Hey, wait a minute, I thought you said you didn't try to tempt ponies! But look at that! That's downright scandalous, right there. Er, crazy, cuddlehappy green pony, do you need any help?..."

[Beeskee]

Gah, 15 pages to catch up on. It'd go faster if I didn't stop to watch entire episodes... Heh.

Hello to the new ponies!


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Chicken Pie! lawl

Ba-bum TISH!

I might finish reading and responding to this thread before Episode 4 is on Youtube...


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I thought the concept art thing showed Rarity in a "Bride of Frankenstein" outfit. But it was hard to see.

Wow. Like 80% of these roleplaying is magic fellows are unicorns. And my earth pony can do magic anyway.

How oooodd.

I'm an earth pony, and I can't do magic. Well, no more magic than Pinkie Pie anyway, but she can outrun Rainbow Dash and eat entire cakes in a single gulp so that may be a bad example...

I guess I should make a character sheet.

Debatable - Pinkie Pie's talked about eating hot dogs before, after all.

Good point.

and, uhhhh, Midnight....apparently one of your moms dropped this while walking through town after getting the photo album rebound
and no....i TOTALLY did not make a copy

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Is that aww-dorable, or is that from one of Twilight and Trixie's personal role-playing sessions? O.o;

You are what you eat. Pigs eat vegetables, therefore, pigs are vegetables. Bacon is made from pigs, which are vegetables. Therefore, bacon is a vegetable.

Midnight, you really need to talk to your mothers about keeping track of their "Happy Adult Fun Time" photos better. Or investing in some shades for their windows.

Actually, pigs are omnivores.

Oh phew I wasn't the only one thinking that.



lol, I only made it up to page 34. So tired, and yet I know there will be a new episode out by the time I get up is pretty exciting. Oh well, I better try to get some sleep now before I end up staying awake all night. Take care and g'night everypony!

[the_druid_droid]

Now. Ponythread, may I ask for your help?

I need ideas. Halloween. Actually scratch that, can somepony give me a brief rundown on what are the popular tradition during this occasion? Being in Asia and whatnot, we tend to only get the commercialised version, not the actual thing.

Hmm, actually I don't know that the commercialized version is very far off. Halloween's pretty commercial everywhere I think. Although the gist is that anypony young enough or with enough force of charisma to swindle candy from folks (despite looking to be 23) dresses up and goes door to door (at least in suburbia, I dunno about cities) to fill bags with deliciously crystallized sugar.

Mostly the older folks either stay at home and give out candy (this is usually more the parental age group), or they go to costume parties and drink strangely-colored cocktails to excess (this is more the 20-30 something crowd).

Occasionally, places will run haunted houses or hayrides for charity, which also involve dressing up (and probably some people sneaking off to make out in the dark). And of course, individuals and families have their own traditions, some of which involve pranks, ghost stories, etc.

That's all I'm really aware of; it's pretty fun though!

EDIT: Also, my college used to have a tradition where students would go and wander around the street north of campus (which they closed off for the occasion) meeting and greeting one another and drinking even more Halloween-themed drinks. Good times. Awkward costumes sometimes though...

Also, cutest Vinyl picture, or cutest Vinyl picture?

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[SiuiS]

Now. Ponythread, may I ask for your help?

I need ideas. Halloween. Actually scratch that, can somepony give me a brief rundown on what are the popular tradition during this occasion? Being in Asia and whatnot, we tend to only get the commercialised version, not the actual thing.

Halloween is two different holidays, like christmas. Christmas is an entirely secular holiday, given religious meanin by those who wish it to be so.

Halloween is the same, except us ponies who view it religiously are whackjobs and psychoes

Secular Halloween is just what you see; children in costumes going door to door around dark, getting candy. Occassionally big kids will steal the candy bags, and the self righteous kids will chase the big kids away with sticks is a technically not legal manner.
Adults have parties, the aim of which is drinking, food, and showing of your costume.these mingles are pretty much just that; there's the extra raciness of the modern fad towards "sexy" costumes, which is kinda fun with all the alcohol, but ultimately the same as other parties. If kids are present, there is a more carnival vibe; story telling in the dark, with gooey props and gross effects.

On the other end, it focuses mainly on communion with those lost to us. Visiting graves because your ancestors are close enough to notice, telling the kids about old great uncle Paul, that sort of thing. A celebration o life and death being two halves of a coin that meet at the edges. The Mexican day of the dead is a great thing to look up for this side of all hallows eve.

Both sides of the holiday are about hospitality, generosity. Paying a lot of money fo supplies so you can invite total strangers over, entertain them for a few seconds with a nice decor, or minutes with a good haunted house, and then feeding them something they are surety like. It promotes neighborhood fellowship, and a sense of camaraderie between people who tend to ignore each other's existence in common everyday affairs. Your neighbor bob may be the jerk who plays his music too loud usually, but on halloween he's El Diaboo, the devil clown in a tutu who all the kids like because he gives out king-size candy bars - if you can make it through his front yard, where some of the 'mannekins' are men in costume, waiting to pounce.

Aha! Methinks you'll be getting the hang of semi-FFRP DMing in no time flat... I have to admit, playing around with it on the boards has given my more structured games a very different feel.

I'm backwards, actually; learning the D&D rules so well I never had to reference them, lead my games to seem Freeform, and is the only way I'd be able to RP on these boards. My system mastery in one arena gave me confidence in this one.

Yes, self, yes. I'm paying attenion to what I'm saying. Fine, I'll atop worrying. GEEZE... You're not even a pony voice, who are you to tell me whatto do? Right. You're me. Well, carry on then!

[Kindablue]

This is secret, but fun.

[Grif]

Hmm, actually I don't know that the commercialized version is very far off. Halloween's pretty commercial everywhere I think. Although the gist is that anypony young enough or with enough force of charisma to swindle candy from folks (despite looking to be 23) dresses up and goes door to door (at least in suburbia, I dunno about cities) to fill bags with deliciously crystallized sugar.

Mostly the older folks either stay at home and give out candy (this is usually more the parental age group), or they go to costume parties and drink strangely-colored cocktails to excess (this is more the 20-30 something crowd).

Occasionally, places will run haunted houses or hayrides for charity, which also involve dressing up (and probably some people sneaking off to make out in the dark). And of course, individuals and families have their own traditions, some of which involve pranks, ghost stories, etc.

That's all I'm really aware of; it's pretty fun though!

EDIT: Also, my college used to have a tradition where students would go and wander around the street north of campus (which they closed off for the occasion) meeting and greeting one another and drinking even more Halloween-themed drinks. Good times. Awkward costumes sometimes though...

Also, cutest Vinyl picture, or cutest Vinyl picture?

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Commercialised vesion as in the only sign of Halloween here are the decorations in the shopping malls. Otherwise, folks here do not celebrate heathen Western holidays. Oh no. We're too proud for that. Christmas is totally okay though.

Goodie, just what I wanted, though it would be great if everypony could share their own version of Halloween to see what other cultural things that might going on during this festival. (In case you're wondering, I'm planning to enter the WTG Halloween week. But first! I need to research Halloween! Like Twilight!)

[the_druid_droid]

I'm backwards, actually; learning the D&D rules so well I never had to reference them, lead my games to seem Freeform, and is the only way I'd be able to RP on these boards. My system mastery in one arena gave me confidence in this one.

Yes, self, yes. I'm paying attenion to what I'm saying. Fine, I'll atop worrying. GEEZE... You're not even a pony voice, who are you to tell me whatto do? Right. You're me. Well, carry on then!

Keep in mind the one key difference between board posts and IRL gaming: reaction time. Even if you have to search for a rule, it probably won't seem like that much longer than the normal lull between posting, especially when you consider that things are going to have to be spread out between waking and sleeping times in the various US, Australian, European, and possibly several other (depending on interest, of course) timezones.

Commercialised vesion as in the only sign of Halloween here are the decorations in the shopping malls. Otherwise, folks here do not celebrate heathen Western holidays. Oh no. We're too proud for that. Christmas is totally okay though.

Goodie, just what I wanted, though it would be great if everypony could share their own version of Halloween to see what other cultural things that might going on during this festival. (In case you're wondering, I'm planning to enter the WTG Halloween week. But first! I need to research Halloween! Like Twilight!)

Hmm, the Egghead's Guide to All Hallow's Eve... I'm liking this idea!

[Neoseanster]

Pillowfort 40,000

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The dark blue colt relaxes just a smidgen, smiling faintly in relief as Nightmare lets up on Candles... then flinches in surprise as her mane reaches out, awkwardly tensing all over again as he's pulled close. "Oh, yes, I can quite understand that... he really /does/ tax the patience, doesn't he... but he /was/ raised in an orphanage, I'm sure he'd be much more tolerable if he could better learn... uh, Midsy? 'We?' Wait, so who am I talking to now? Do you... erm, are there two of you?"

He murmurs very quietly to himself, "It might be even worse than I thought... multiple personalities? Poor filly..."

Glancing sidelong at Candle Keeper as he slinks away again, he narrows his eyes and opening his mouth as if to say something, but he cuts off as the larger pony kisses him, blushing and put at an awkward loss for words again (and perhaps not yet quite fully convinced that he's off the hook from horrible exploding newt-toad retribution). He blinks at Lyra as she too is dragged over, and again at the nature of her objection... then winces as the priest notices her use of the word "spell."

"Now, now, lets... lets not assume anything hasty, that we might regret bringing up again..."

Thinking on it, ponies blushing noticeably seems a little weird, doesn't it? Since... their faces are covered in hair, and all.

But I guess we've seen them do it on the show, so, it's canon. Yay magic!

Now. Ponythread, may I ask for your help?

I need ideas. Halloween. Actually scratch that, can somepony give me a brief rundown on what are the popular tradition during this occasion? Being in Asia and whatnot, we tend to only get the commercialised version, not the actual thing.

So, Halloween is celebrated in a number of different ways, based on age and personal taste. Some of the most popular Halloween activities include...

• Trick or treating! This is most popular with children, or maybe occasionally with young adults. Trick or treaters dress up in costumes and go house to house, ringing doorbells. When the door is answered, they greet whoever answers it with, "trick or treat!" They're then given a piece of candy, which they usually gather in buckets. They may or may not be accompanied by their parents, who will typically be in costume as well, but who typically won't take candy for themselves.
  
  
• Greeting trick or treaters! There wouldn't be much point to trick or treating if no one was home to answer the door and give out candy. Pretty self explanatory; basically, "buy candy to give out, stay home, /maybe/ dress up in costume to greet people in."
  
  
• Halloween parties! Think regular parties, but in costume, and with Halloween themed decorations. Bobbing for apples is one common Halloween-themed activity, in which people try to pick floating apples from a bucket of water with their teeth.
  
  
• Scary stuff! Whether it's staying home and watching horror movies, sharing ghost stories with friends, or going out to "haunted houses," people like to get scared on Halloween. At various haunted attractions, you can pay for tickets to get in and go through a specially (often morbidly, depending on what age range it's intended for... one aimed at children will be lighter in fare, of course) decorated building or outdoor maze or something of the sort, where costumed actors will attempt to scare you, usually jumping out from behind false walls or in darkened corners and so on.

And that's all that springs to mind immediately. Maybe try the Wikipedia article for more.

Also, I go sleep now. Good night, Ponythread!

[Kindablue]

Commercialised vesion as in the only sign of Halloween here are the decorations in the shopping malls. Otherwise, folks here do not celebrate heathen Western holidays. Oh no. We're too proud for that. Christmas is totally okay though.

Goodie, just what I wanted, though it would be great if everypony could share their own version of Halloween to see what other cultural things that might going on during this festival. (In case you're wondering, I'm planning to enter the WTG Halloween week. But first! I need to research Halloween! Like Twilight!)

As a kid I remember competing with my friends to see which of us could scare the others as much as possible. We would wait in a tree until someone walked by and then land right in front of them as loudly as possible; we'd try to convince the younger kids that the old lady at the end of the street put razor blades in those apples she gave out, or tell them about the crazy people who hide under parked cars during Halloween and cut your Achilles tendon if you get too close, that kind of stuff. Never mean spirited, though it might be hard to tell that from the outside looking in.

[Vorpalbob]

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*'Midnight' eye twitches, as the two personas inside her begin to wonder just how dense Candles is! She takes another step forwards, glaring at the priest...and then blinks, as Inkblot confronts them...for a moment. Nightmare lets out a soft sigh, and then smiles at Inkblot.

"You're right, of course. We're hardly being charitable or understanding at all. Going completely against the idea of the cuddlefort!"

That magical mane suddenly reaches out, grasping Inkblot, and bringing him close, the larger Nightmare nuzzling at his neck fondly.

"Sorry, Midsy gets temperamental when it comes to her parentage. She's very proud of it, you understand. I mostly just wanted to scare this guy, but clearly he's a little too..well, anyways."

She smiles, kissing at Inkblot's ear.

"Thank you very much. Leo, if you want to take over and deal with this guy, be my guest. Midnight needs to calm down anyways."

Then her tail suddenly reaches out, and wraps around Lyra!

"And where are you going, Lyra? I thought you liked the cuddlepile?

Jealousy: Bummer!

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Upon seeing Inkblot snatched up by Midnight, Flashpoint is caught off guard. His face flashes with envy, but is replaced with a cunning grin.

"So, she likes people who speak their mind, eh? Maybe a little rudeness, aggression? I can do that. Not my regular style, but hey! She's a babe!"

Not quite ready to really make his move, the red pony leans casually on one hoof, and observes the scene before him.

"She will be mine."

[Thanqol]

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"Abandoned huh, fair enough." Igneous replied, dropping the line of inquiry as quickly as it started. He was soon distracted by Tinker's experiement on Sek, and dashed forward to observe the colourful cube the clockwork pony had been adjusting.

"Oh! Is that a rubucks' cube? I always loved those things!" he said, staring at it with wide eyed enthusiasm once again.

OOC: Thanqol, the dragon egg setup was almost too perfect!

Also! Since I forgot earlier - Clockwork:

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Although Second Hand couldn't hear what the other ponies were doing - well, that wasn't quite true; he could hear the crashes - he decided to keep working on the curious puzzle he'd picked up. As he twisted and turned the multicolored pieces, he started to get a feel for how the thing worked; at the end of the day, it was a lot like repair work: if you fiddled around long enough, you'll learn the rules.

At last, with a -click- the final row lined up and in spite of himself, Sek let out a little whoop of excitement. "Tinker! Hey, Tinker! I finished the puzzle. What does the machine say?"

[OOC: Should the egg hatch, who wants to play it?

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"It says..." Tinker looked at it, "... that I can't tell you because it'll taint the experiment." She looked at it closer, "But it says that I can give you a generic and non-committal compliment! Let's see," Tinker opened up a book and scanned through it "You sure rotated those sides, huh?" She slammed the book shut. "Compliment, check! Next test!"

Tinker turned away for a moment, rummaged with something, and then spun around shoving a sun-crest in Second Hand's face and bellowing "THE POWER OF CELESTIA COMPELS YOU!"

[Vent Reynolt]

This is secret, but fun.

Obligatory link to the Aquabats Super show pilot episode.

I'm looking forward to it!

Also, The best motivational video ever!

[Kindablue]

Obligatory link to the Aquabats Super show pilot episode.

I'm looking forward to it!

Also, The best motivational video ever!

Brandon Bird did concept art for that show (if I remember correctly), a fact which dovetails into the Halloween discussion in an altogether beautiful way:

[Grif]

Hmm, the Egghead's Guide to All Hallow's Eve... I'm liking this idea!

So, Halloween is celebrated in a number of different ways, based on age and personal taste. Some of the most popular Halloween activities include...

• Trick or treating! This is most popular with children, or maybe occasionally with young adults. Trick or treaters dress up in costumes and go house to house, ringing doorbells. When the door is answered, they greet whoever answers it with, "trick or treat!" They're then given a piece of candy, which they usually gather in buckets. They may or may not be accompanied by their parents, who will typically be in costume as well, but who typically won't take candy for themselves.
  
  
• Greeting trick or treaters! There wouldn't be much point to trick or treating if no one was home to answer the door and give out candy. Pretty self explanatory; basically, "buy candy to give out, stay home, /maybe/ dress up in costume to greet people in."
  
  
• Halloween parties! Think regular parties, but in costume, and with Halloween themed decorations. Bobbing for apples is one common Halloween-themed activity, in which people try to pick floating apples from a bucket of water with their teeth.
  
  
• Scary stuff! Whether it's staying home and watching horror movies, sharing ghost stories with friends, or going out to "haunted houses," people like to get scared on Halloween. At various haunted attractions, you can pay for tickets to get in and go through a specially (often morbidly, depending on what age range it's intended for... one aimed at children will be lighter in fare, of course) decorated building or outdoor maze or something of the sort, where costumed actors will attempt to scare you, usually jumping out from behind false walls or in darkened corners and so on.

And that's all that springs to mind immediately. Maybe try the Wikipedia article for more.

Also, I go sleep now. Good night, Ponythread!

*scribble scribble.* Keep 'em coming! The more people share quirks about this holiday, the more I have to go on.

And yes, the_druid_droid, that's an excellent idea. Perhaps in the style of Esper's recent Midnight date fic. (though this time, written by Twilight herself.)

[SiuiS]

*scribble scribble.* Keep 'em coming! The more people share quirks about this holiday, the more I have to go on.

And yes, the_druid_droid, that's an excellent idea. Perhaps in the style of Esper's recent Midnight date fic. (though this time, written by Twilight herself.)

did you see my notes?

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Soft Serve, could you find out Trixie's intentions for the next thread please?

[Dirtbag]

I used to live in a rural town and now currently live in a urban city.

In the city they like to throw parties at large venues (Amusement parks, etc.) and lots of rich people give out their houses as haunted houses for the kids.

Back in the country we... just had fun? It was usually close to midnight before we went out and we stopped trick or treating after about the second time cause you'll just freeze your flank off. :/

We often just hung out cause that's how we rolled.

And both have TONS of decorations, more so in the city though.

One thing we loved to do in the country was start a bonfire. Although I guess that isn't "normal" Halloween. :/

Now that I think about it, Halloween is about dressing up like a fruit, going door to door knocking on strangers doors and pleading them to offer you treats... What a weird holiday we celebrate. o.O

[Grif]

did you see my notes?

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Soft Serve, could you find out Trixie's intentions for the next thread please?

Yes, yes I did. Didn't quote it though. Thanks, SiuiS and everypony who's helping with this.

Now, on to my second line of thought.
Who's helping with what during Midnight Night.
Applejack - Food obviously. Maybe carving pumpkins on demand.
Pinkie Pie - The candies. And parties. Don't forget parties.
Rarity - Costumes. But of course!
Rainbow Dash - Cloud sculpting? Making sure the moon is clear?
Fluttershy - This one has me stumped. Though she could work as an extra generous candy giver. Or alternatively, making candies.
Luna - Da moon! Obviously. Possibly with a little extra special.
Celestia - Being ruler. Duh. Having Twilight interview Celestia for the history of the festival would be interesting.

Plan now it to have Twilight visiting each and basing each chapter of her book on her experiences. That'll make it 8 chapters?

[Mystic Muse]

Soft Serve, could you find out Trixie's intentions for the next thread please?

Once she's on I will. Right now she's offline, and will be for several more hours at least.

Given that it's 2 AM here, and I'm going to get off before it's 3, I'll probably be in bed before she's on and I can ask her.

[Kris Strife]

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Leo sighs and shakes his head as he lays down, looking at the bottoms of his hooves for a moment. "Hm... On another note, does anypony know where I can get my shoes replaced without an appointment?"

[Grif]

So, something I whipped up in the past hour. Also, totally cribbing your title the_druid_droid. Thanks for the idea!

The Egghead's Guide to Midnight Night

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The figure crouched on the upper levels of the room, hidden amongst the shadow cast by the dimly lit bulb hanging loosely from the ceiling. The penumbra just enough to obscure any and all identifying features on his small body.

“For years I have slunk in the shadows...” the shadowy figure hissed, twirling his black coat around. “For years, I have watched as this town, slowly decaying into the miasma of villainy and crime that it has now became famous for.” His clawed hands waved a jumble of ‘Wanted’ posters stuck on the walls of the room. “Villains like... the Claw. The Pink One. The Masked Crusaders. All roaming free.”

The figure leapt into the air in one graceful motion, towards the centre of the room. Rubber boots landed with a thud on the wooden floor. “This town needs a hero,” he continued, adjusting his black mask slightly, tugging his spikes into place. He smoothed the creases on his latex suit, taking extra care to make sure the logo on his chest, a yellow oval overlaying the shadow of a dragon, was immaculate. The figure took out a boomerang, and twirled it on one spiked hand.

“No more shall villains roam free,” he declared, this time in a more authoritative voice. The boomerang stopped. “For it is I, the Dragonman, who shall bring these criminals to justice.” The throwing device disappeared into the shadows as the figure flung it in one smooth motion.

*thud*

“OW! SPIKE!”

“Ohmygoshohmygosh! Twilight, is that you?”

The lights in the darkened room suddenly flared to life, revealing the diminutive purple dragon in black latex suit, complete with cloak and mask.

Twilight stood at the door, rubbing her forehead where the boomerang had landed squarely. “Spike! What’s gotten into you...” Her voice trailed off as she realised just what the dragon was wearing. “Is that a costume of the Dragonman comics you been reading lately?”

Spike beamed under his mask. “Yup! Isn’t it awesome? I got Rarity to import it direct from Canterlot. It’s worth every bit I saved!” He spun around, letting Twilight see his costume in more detail.

Twilight raised an eyebrow. “Isn’t it a little early for those comic conventions you been begging me to take you to?” she asked, not unreasonably.

“Twilight! It’s not for ComicCon. Well, not yet anyway.” He scrunched up his brow.
“It’s for Midnight Night. You know? Next week?” The dragon pointed out to the calender hanging nearby, a big red circle marking the holiday.

“What’s Midnight Night?” Twilight asked, confused.

[SiuiS]

Yes, yes I did. Didn't quote it though. Thanks, SiuiS and everypony who's helping with this.

Sorry to pry, but I know some ponies skim, so wanted to double check.

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Rainbow Dash - Cloud sculpting? Making sure the moon is clear?
Fluttershy - This one has me stumped. Though she could work as an extra generous candy giver. Or alternatively, making candies.
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Ambience is important. Sculpting and controlling the scenery is important.

And Fluttershy, well, how else would you organize the critters of the wood?
Wolves attack
Wheeling screams!
The wolves move in, growling
That's enough fellas. It's all in good fun, but you're scaring the poor dears.
the wolves stop growling, sit up, one of them barks happily, and they all run off back into the woods to scare the next group.

Once she's on I will. Right now she's offline, and will be for several more hours at least.

Given that it's 2 AM here, and I'm going to get off before it's 3, I'll probably be in bed before she's on and I can ask her.

Thanks. I'm concerned about the lack of OP but don't want to plan a contingency if it's not a concern.

[Soras Teva Gee]

This is secret, but fun.

Looks like everything I both hate and am intolerant of about adultswim to me. At least my first impression that their past is total bunk doesn't appear to be true. So Yeah...

[Kindablue]

Looks like everything I both hate and am intolerant of about adultswim to me. At least my first impression that their past is total bunk doesn't appear to be true. So Yeah...

I don't think they're really superheroes either.

[Athaniar]

RP? Sure, why not.

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Paladin decides these crazy ponies need someone to keep an eye on them. He walks up to the rest.

"Is everything all right over here? We don't want any trouble."

Also, I feel like making some sort of Eastern-style monk pony (for some reason), but if I continue making ponies every day like this soon the thread will be all mine... and that would be bad, of course.

[Aotrs Commander]

Now. Ponythread, may I ask for your help?

I need ideas. Halloween. Actually scratch that, can somepony give me a brief rundown on what are the popular tradition during this occasion? Being in Asia and whatnot, we tend to only get the commercialised version, not the actual thing.

In the UK it's not so much of a big deal as stateside. The events as SiuiS described do occur, but not at anything like the same level; not anything like the number of people get in on it (the fact that Guy Falkes Night is the following week has some bearing on this - is this busy age, when one cannot always do find the time on the day, parties combine the two). Also, trick-or-treating is much less common (and doing it without adult supervision is a bit of a no-no: Mum and Dad have had a policy whereby they don't encourage them if they don't have an adult with them in the past.)

[Thanqol]

*scribble scribble.* Keep 'em coming! The more people share quirks about this holiday, the more I have to go on.

And yes, the_druid_droid, that's an excellent idea. Perhaps in the style of Esper's recent Midnight date fic. (though this time, written by Twilight herself.)

For some reason the topic of ruining halloween doesn't come as naturally to me as ruining romance. What's the missed point of the book? Accidentally being non-scary? Accidentally being legitimately scary? The former walks a difficult line because pony halloween is inherently nonscary, the latter walks a bit too close to grimdark...

Incidentally, Australia is basically the united states without the culture (which is pretty sad when you think about it), so at least where I live, nobody cares. I take the chance to play dress ups whenever it comes around because when else do I get to wear my cape, and one awesome old lady once gave me a box of biscuits, but I've never seen anyone give a toss besides me.

This one time when my troupe knocked on the door, masked and kitted up, it was opened by a little girl who started screaming her head off. I felt really bad.

[Grif]

For some reason the topic of ruining halloween doesn't come as naturally to me as ruining romance. What's the missed point of the book? Accidentally being non-scary? Accidentally being legitimately scary? The former walks a difficult line because pony halloween is inherently nonscary, the latter walks a bit too close to grimdark...

Incidentally, Australia is basically the united states without the culture (which is pretty sad when you think about it), so at least where I live, nobody cares. I take the chance to play dress ups whenever it comes around because when else do I get to wear my cape, and one awesome old lady once gave me a box of biscuits, but I've never seen anyone give a toss besides me.

This one time when my troupe knocked on the door, masked and kitted up, it was opened by a little girl who started screaming her head off. I felt really bad.

I'm thinking more of the line of Midnight Night in Equestria actually had an actual purpose, though the purpose is now lost to the commercialisation of 'modern' times. Twilight here thinks that Midnight Night is all about trick-n-treating and all that, and subsequently writes a book about her observations. I plan to end it with a scene of the two princesses chuckling about how wrong Twilight's book was and the real purpose of Midnight's Night... a prank started by the two princesses themselves long ago.

The humour would be more on a play of the innocent nature of the text and the shenanigans which twilight got herself into before deriving the same conclusion.