Set in Stone · 12:08am Mar 22nd, 2014
A bit of a time traveler piece. It started off as a vague idea that just wouldn't go away. I went through several versions of the story, with the protagonist getting turned to stone. One version was accidental, the other version was intentional, hoping that he would be found in the future.
The intentional version didn't seem to pass muster in my mind for many reasons, and I chose the accidental version.
I had thought about doing a Luna adjusts to modern life, but there is just too many of those, and I wanted something a bit more original. I feel this allows me a bit of flexibility, using an OC.
I have some plans for him. Maybe. Set in Stone is a short piece, but the nebulous idea for a sequel has hazy beginnings already. I don't know yet. I'd really like to explore places outside of Ponyville and Canterlot, do some world building. Make new places. New cities perhaps. Creating new characters is always fun, but creating cities takes work.
Thanks for reading.
If you want some help with world building I'd be glad to help out with that.
1944759
Maybe. I have this foggy notion of Horseshoe Bay being a bit like a bad mix of Maine and New Orleans. In all of the worst ways.
We've seen Cajun ponies in the show...
1944764
Yeah, I remember the Cajun ponies. They weren't far off the looks and eating style when they put them there.
1944770
I like the Cajuns. As we say here in the south, "they be right good people."
And I love the food.
And the sounds of the food cooking. "Geet back een dat pot! Gawan, geet!" **Sounds of something being pounded with a big wooden spoon**
Ah, good times.
1944783
There's that and the sound of random gunshots that signal someone is just shooting a gun 'cause it's fun, or there's a coyote or some other animal prowling around. That, and there are snakes pretty much everywhere.
1944787
Snakes is good eatin'.
Rattlesnake is kinda flakey, like tuna fish. And delicious.
And nutria stew.
See, there's a reason I can write out the Apple family drawl convincingly.
1944791
So which state are you from? I hail from Texas.
1944795
I'm living in South Carolina.
NOT a good state to announce being a brony. Yikes.
The stuff they say on the local radio. Yeesh.
1944800
Geez, that sounds pretty bad. I have gotten zero crap for being a brony here.
1944804
This is the buckle of the bible belt. And a bastion of conservatism.
Doesn't go well for me. I'm a socialist.
One day, somebody is going to find me hanging from some tree some place.
1944807
Well, this got dark pretty quickly.
1944809
I'm also a Discordian. So I'm self illuminated. I like the dark.
I should totally write a story about the Cajun ponies. Nobody'd be able to understand a word of what was written when stuff was being said.
1944812
Well, everyone 'cept us country folk.
1944814
Shornuff.