Who is Rarity? · 4:18am Nov 18th, 2014
My usual Monday blog post will be posted tomorrow, on the subject of "How TwiDash is the best ship." In the mean time, I have something else nice and meaty for you guys.
In case you missed Who is Twilight Sparkle?, I've asked six questions to four different fanfic authors, this time about Rarity. The similarities and differences in point of view can illustrate different facets of the character, and remind writers of aspects we might forget.
So tonight, let's hear from Steel Resolve, Jake R, Merc the Jerk, and AcreuBall on the subject of everypony's favorite fashionista!
No, Cryosite, not Coco Pommel. Your other favorite fashionista.
Steel Resolve (Green, Riding Herd, First Steps):
Briefly describe Rarity as you see her.
Rarity is a fabulous fashionista. A huge personality in a small town. One day everypony will know her, and she will tell the tale of her humble beginnings and her first big break. But she’s also a romantic, and will seek love as fervently as fame. She works hard, sometimes far too hard. She needs her friends and loved ones to remind her to take a break now and again or she could very easily work herself to exhaustion.
What is essential to remember about her that people might forget?
It’s easy to peg Rarity as a girlie girl and leave it at that, but despite seeking a prince she’s not content to wait in the ivory tower. She’ll find her mate one day, and on that day she will wrap them firmly around her hoof. But don’t think she needs a hero to save her. Rarity is a hero. Whoever her mate turns out to be will have a partner in every sense of the word, and should anypony threaten the one she loves, Celestia help them.
I’m not sure how to process how the show has her react to situations at times, but I think when writing her it’s important to remember: an aversion to dirt is not a phobia. She dislikes it, it does not scare her. Likewise this nonsense about not knowing how to Applebuck during the Trenderhoof debacle... If that tree were a manticore, she would know how to kick it properly.
Speaking of Rarity’s love life: you should always remember Rarity always has a great love of her life she is searching for. She tends to crush from afar, and apparently is prone to love-shrines, if the show is to be believed. Getting into more headcanony territory: Her crush will tend to influence how she designs, and sometimes whether she can design at all. A more local crush will affect her more than say a crush on Fancy Pants, as she will see him/her all the time. Other ponies who find her attractive will be treated civilly, but she will unrepentantly use her looks to get what she wants. She’s selling a fantasy to you, and the price is your brief aid in whatever she needs. Quite the bargain.
One final thing: Her relationships with the other six prior to Twilight. I’m fairly certain she was at least a casual friend of Applejack since foalhood. Their bickering strikes me as a long relationship of just not getting the other pony, but you can be friends even if you find the other person confusing. Pinkie Pie would have invited all of Ponyville to any party she hosted, so she would be a friend to Rarity as well, and I believe the Spa visits predated Twilight as well. My reasoning for this is not entirely headcanon based (You know what I write.) I can see Rarity having met Fluttershy by virtue of either taking Opal to Fluttershy, or possibly having adopted Opal from her. They strike me as the type that would become friends very easily, and indeed their interaction in the show speaks of long familiarity.
What to you like to add to her character that’s a stretch from canon, or totally your own invention?
I think Rarity has much more versatility in her magic than the show displays. She’s never really focused on magic, using it for design for the most part, but I suspect she could give a ‘normal’ unicorn a run for his/her money. I also think she is a black belt in at least one form of martial arts, possibly more. I base this solely on a few stances she takes during key combat scenes, and the fact that Ponyville has a dojo. Dance classes are some I can see her having taken as a foal, but martial arts also focuses on poise and body control. Rarity... has anger issues, and I think she had her own version of Diamond Tiara in her day. She would have needed some way to both defend herself... and a means to teach her self control.
How much are Rarity’s dramatics conscious, and how much are they her natural reaction?
I suspect they are second nature by now. She’s always had a flare for the dramatic, but she’s been keeping up a persona for so long that the mask has become her. I often wonder what she would sound like if she dropped the facade. Much like Sweetie, I suppose. But then, Sweetie seems set on emulating her sister as well. In my stories I tend to make the obfuscation go all the way back to before she got her cutiemark. I picture her as a talkative and polite sounding foal with a dirt aversion... just the right target for bullies to toss dirt clods at.
Where does Rarity fall on the spectrum of romantic vs. cynical?
Despite some setbacks, she remains a romantic. She knows in her heart of hearts that if she keeps looking there is somepony out there for her. But even if she never finds them, she won’t pine away quietly as a spinster. I can see her possibly becoming cynical with enough time, and just taking up a trophy mate so she could have somepony’s arm to hold during events. But it would take many many times of being disappointed. She bounced back from BlueBlood and Trenderhoof, I can’t see her giving up very easily.
If Rarity was in our world, where would she shop?
Where would she— She would open her own boutique, naturally! What kind of question is that? Really, now.
But in all seriousness... I can see her shopping at the most chic stores to be had, possibly just ordering items from France. Actually, I think upon finding out europe existed she would go there first and hit every major center of fashion, and then immediately want to go to the United Kingdom to meet with the Queen.
Jake R (The RariDash Project, Relatively Safe Liaisons):
Briefly describe Rarity as you see her.
Rarity is an artist struggling to find her place. She’s, at heart, a Canterlot pony stuck in its antithesis. While her roots are certainly in Ponyville, and they given her more humility than many of the Canterlot ponies we’ve seen, her attitudes, mannerisms, and general outlook cry for something beyond the pure practicality and rusticity of Ponyville life. Basically, she is every single talented young person who’s wanted to get out of their small town and make it big in the ‘real world’. In that sense, as a young person trying to find his way in the arts, yes, I very much relate to her.I also relate to the fact that, as I see it, she knows it’s not an easy path. Rarity is a very insecure pony, because she knows very well that she’s not the only gifted fashionista in Equestria. When you’re an artist, it is really stressful to not only be in an environment that doesn’t really foster much growth for your skills, but at the same time, know that out there, there are a ton of other talented artists in your field who are just as, if not, more talented than you are.
Her success is not guaranteed. Rarity doesn’t produce something that everypony needs. She’s trying to appeal to a niche, and she knows she’s got to give it her all if the niche will have her. So yeah, she’s gonna be passionate, she’s gonna be dramatic, she’s gonna be her.
What is essential to remember about her that people might forget?
Rarity is, yes, self-absorbed, and is prone to charming stallions with her looks, but she is not some vapid valley girl. What you need to need to understand is that Rarity is not dumb and malicious like the alpha-bitch in some Mean Girls-esque bullshit, nor is she a ditzy bimbo who gets by solely on her looks. She’s an intelligent, cunning, and capable pony who time and time again has shown that she’s able to use her wits and charisma to get herself and her friends out of numerous jams. Does she sometimes use her sex-appeal to her advantage? Yes, but it’s not a crutch for her. And she certainly doesn’t do it to solely satisfy her own needs. As I recall, she’s done it 1.) to get her and her friends a ride to the Gala, and 2.) to show Fluttershy how to be more assertive. So she’s using her sexuality to both help her friends and show how it can be empowering if used properly. I fail to see how this makes her some temptress broad, or whatever.
Now, as for the part about being self-absorbed... again, she’s an artist. In addition to being just, in general, crazy, we’re also pretty egotistical. When all of your skills, interest, and passions revolve around things that you yourself create, chances are pretty good that your thoughts are kind of going to revolve around yourself, because you and your works are what you are trying to sell to people. It’s really no different than Rainbow Dash’s self-absorbedness, because both are centered around maintaining a good image and reputation to others. It’s not a bad thing, it’s just the mentality of pretty much any artist.
So yeah, when you write Rarity, don’t think the cheer captain in some Taylor Swift song.
What to you like to add to her character that’s a stretch from canon, or totally your own invention?
Rarity enjoys fine wine and black coffee... yeah, I don’t really have anything interesting. I’m sure Steel and Merc will have a fancy list of fetishes they’ve given her, so it evens out.
...Oh, and I guess bisexuality (for Rainbow Dash, anyway), but c’mon, that’s hardly ‘of my own invention’, amirite?
How much are Rarity’s dramatics conscious, and how much are they her natural reaction?
People of artistic inclination are fucking. insane.
Seriously, we are the most goddamn neurotic, volatile, unpredictable psychopaths the state allows to walk the streets. Are we fucking dramatic because of that? Dear. Fucking. God, yes. Every movement, conflict, or interaction can be amplified as part of the 24/7 performance we put on in our heads.
If you think Rarity’s dramatics are a pose, you have never met an artist, and consider yourself lucky.
Where does Rarity fall on the spectrum of romantic vs. cynical?
Her fantasy stallions have almost certainly been on the romantic side of things, but I think what’s important to note is that it doesn’t seem like Rarity has been in a relationship at all, and thus, is still at the part of her life where, yes, she’ll see things in a young, romantic sense. I think she will, in time and after some relationships, will slip into a more realistic, cynical realm, but she’ll still ultimately retain the sentimentality at heart.
If Rarity was in our world, where would she shop?
If she were to find out about places like New York and Paris, she would die of a heart attack before going anywhere, because the mere idea got her too excited. That is totally my legit explanation, and NOT just a lazy handwave to cover the fact that I know jack-all about clothing stores.
Merc the Jerk (The Laughing Shadow, Meanderings, Canzone):
Briefly describe Rarity as you see her.
Rarity is the MLP version of Ms. Piggy from the Muppet show, only Rarity isn't stuffed with delicious bacon and pork-products. She tries to be a lady, but isn't meek and reserved, making her a bit boorish at times. And, to continue the pig puns, a bit of a... ham. Dohoho.
However, despite, or maybe because of her rougher, less ladylike nature, she's a prime example of a businesswoman, able to wheel and deal with the best of 'em. Her attempts to be prim and proper let people keep their guard down, and she's smart enough to know that. She's a good example on how to make a more feminine character strong and shrewd without making her overbearing like most modern representations of feminine women in media.
Another thing to note about her is how different her family dynamic is compared to someone like AJ, who is obviously part of a team on the farm. Rarity loves her sister, however, she also needs space and downtime in order to function as a person(pony) far more often than AJ, and is shown to butt heads often with Sweetie because of her need for quiet and alone time as she's working.
What is essential to remember about her that people might forget?
That she isn't a damsel. While there's no shame in being one, despite people complaining about damsels in media, she's been shown time and time again to be tougher than that. You need to have a damn good reason why she's being kidnapped and they're getting away with it if you write it in a story, for example. That, and, this ties to the above, but, you need to remember she isn't high-society all the time. It's something she strives for, but as shown in canon, it isn't something she always is able to reach. Out of every one of the girls, she'd be the first to be pragmatic and logical if the need came to it, and while not selfish by any means, she will take a moment to consider options before throwing herself into the fray, metaphorically or physically.
What to you like to add to her character that’s a stretch from canon, or totally your own invention?
That her and AJ are childhood friends. And that, partially thanks to that history, she actually really likes traditional southern home-cooking a lot more than she lets on. The other part of me that's a passionate RariJack shipper also tends to have her hold a dislike of the farmlife, but not utter disdain for it like it seems to show on occasion in canon, meaning that while she'd never work it herself unless AJ asked her to, she wouldn't go out of the way to insult it or AJ's family dynamic either, unless AJ pushed the issue.
How much are Rarity’s dramatics conscious, and how much are they her natural reaction?
I think most of them are conscious. Things that hurt her on a deep and personal level where she's bawling by her lonesome might be a natural reaction, but considering most of her theatrics involve her around friends and she's able to kill them off in a heartbeat when needed should be enough of an indicator as to where her heart lies.
Where does Rarity fall on the spectrum of romantic vs. cynical?
She's a romantic cynic, which falls perfectly on who she is as a person. She has all these hopes and dreams for her white knight to swoop in and take her away, but also deep down accepts that it probably isn't going to happen in the way she thinks it will due to the flawed nature of everyone she has an interest in. Despite this, she throws herself into romance as often as she can in the hopes of finding the one. Even cynics can dream, after all.
If Rarity was in our world, where would she shop?
I bet she'd buy a ton from Gucci, but also on the sly would get stuff for the business at something like Hobby Lobby for cheap practical equipment and supplies. And I bet anything she'd take her sister out to Dairy Queen on occasion, because class act or not, a peanut butter milkshake is like the sweat of Jesus.
AcreuBall (See White, Drinking Alone, Except With Two):
Briefly describe Rarity as you see her.
Rarity is a girl who thrives on contradictions and the tensions that come up because of them. While the other characters generally would see inconsistencies in themselves as a bad thing to be resolved, Rarity sees this as a perfectly fine way to live. I mean, she makes clothes for a society that generally goes around without them. She's a unicorn ar-tist, but she lives in the predominantly earth pony farming town of Ponyville. She knew going in that being a fashionista would mean being met with constant resistance, and that the majority of ponies there would dismiss her occupation as harmlessly silly at best; frivolous and a drain on the community at worst. But... she loves that tension. In fact, I'd say it's what fuels her in a lot of ways. It gives her direction and conviction. It's her against the world (though a very small world...) and that's a lot of fun.
There's also the conflict between what she feels and how she acts, and how she see sees herself as a complete diva but has artistic integrity as well. It's not just a simple matter of the 'real' her vs the 'fake' her—it's the space of contradiction between the two that is Rarity.
Some would call her hypocritical—I say she's a shining beacon of agonistic post-structuralism.
What is essential to remember about her that people might forget?
Rarity loves living in Ponyville. I feel like a lot of people think she's just there temporarily while she gets set up, and is going to move to Canterlot as soon as the opportunity presents itself, but I don't think this is something that would happen. While she loves the idea of high class and sophistication, I really think it's the idea of it that she's in love with, and she realizes that to some degree. In all the times we see her actually dealing with Canterlot high class, she runs into bigots and losers, and she has all kinds of problems with them.
It's that tension inherent in being an artist in a somewhat conservative, practical-minded community that she thrives on, in a lot of ways. I think she would go into a sort of artistic slump if she spent an extended period of time in Canterlot.
What to you like to add to her character that’s a stretch from canon, or totally your own invention?
I'm trying to remember how much this shows up in canon vs is just such a part of my headcanon that I just think I see it there—but I'm going to go with it for this anyway. And that is that, despite her (often intentionally self-imposed) image of a reactionary, overly dramatic diva, she is actually quite perceptive and canny when it comes to ponies and interacting with them—and that gives her a rather quick wit.
I like to think she could talk circles around any of her friends in a lot of cases. I mean, like, when she really gets going. (Well, I feel like AJ could derail her by turning around what she was saying, and with Fluttershy, Rarity might just start talking for her... that could actually be really funny... hmm, now I'm thinking about this...) Anyway, Rarity loves that high class verbal-fencing, and has clearly spent a lot of time perfecting her idiom, so I think it makes sense for her to have developed a razor-sharp wit as a result. I like the idea of playing her off against the high class, egotistical, but slightly dull types and watching her talk circles around them, or turning her loose on another pony with quick wit and lots of charisma.
How much are Rarity’s dramatics conscious, and how much are they her natural reaction?
I personally feel like the entirety of her dramatics are 100% conscious. She's doing what she feels is expected of her in that situation, or what she has come to expect the way she should act is. Of course, that doesn't mean that she doesn't still feel whatever it is she's hamming up.
It's something like a defence mechanism, in a lot of ways, I'd say—she's trying to convince herself whatever has happened isn't really affecting her on a deep level, and that she's only acting as if it is, which keeps the her safe from actually feeling it. But the thing is, it really is affecting her, often quite deeply. I think sometimes she realizes it affects her almost as much as her dramatics would suggest—but I'd say she'd try to play it up a bit more still. It, ironically (paradoxically!), makes her feel like she's still in control.Where does Rarity fall on the spectrum of romantic vs. cynical?
Romantic or cynical? Yes please!
I think she'd say she's completely a romantic, and generally acts like she's a complete romantic, but the fact that she knows she's putting on the act of being a romantic makes her feel safe. She can be a romantic, and when she gets burned for it, she can tell herself privately that it really was all just an act, and she knew things would probably turn out this way. (Despite how actually invested in whatever it was she was, and how much it actually hurt her.)
To the best of her ability, I think she would try and play both sides. I'm not sure she would be able to tell how much of an honest romantic she really is.
If Rarity was in our world, where would she shop?
Ha, nice question! I'm going to have to answer in two parts.
On the lighter side, I like to think she would love going to really fancy, designer stores and looking at everything, but would have a really hard time buying things. She'd greatly admire them, and she could tell all the ways they're really amazing.... but at the same time she could make something similar herself, and beyond that, I think it would feel like admitting those clothes are better than the ones she makes if she wore them instead of her own designs. She lives for that chance to say 'Why yes, I did make this myself!'
A bit heavier take on that question: I think she'd really have a problem with box stores like Walmart selling clothes made overseas in sweatshops for dirt cheap. Beyond the obvious ethical reasons, she would feel it completely takes the artistry out of creating garments, vastly undervalues the production of textiles, and I think on the whole the current model of the commercial fashion industry would be something she'd fight tooth and nail against. It would go right along with her love of putting herself in the middle of a contradiction, being a fashionista opposing fashion. I think she'd lift couture on a pedestal, pointing to it as the last bastion of true care and artistry in the creation of garments, though many would call her elitist for saying as much.
I absolutely love this idea. I've been known to hang around the garment district and get things to make projects (for someone who writes a lot of Pinkie, I have a lot in common with Rarity). And it really strikes me that everything Rarity makes and designs is really hers--and often made exclusively for you. She's an artist AND an artisan. I admire that about her.
One of the most thorough character studies I've ever seen. Props. If only it were for a character I wrote more often, but perhaps this might give me some inspiration to write her in the future.
Rarity would totally shop at Coach. Anybody who says otherwise doesn't know Coach.
I'd like to offer a rebuttal to those who say her dramatics are conscious:
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Sorry. I just wanted to comment but had nothing to add.
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I really liked AcreuBall's answer to the forgetting question:
Given how often she expresses a love for high society and other cities, I think it's easy to forget that she gives every indication of this just being idle fancy. She loves to visit big cities, but she's had a lot of opportunity to move if she'd wanted to do so, and she's never wanted to do so. She may care what upper class ponies think of her, but she's a country designer at heart.
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I think that might be because Pinkie shares some aspects with Rarity that you might not think of at first.
2602088 Could be. Someone bought all those AB bohemian glass rhinestones in my closet--I know that much. They do have a fair amount in common. I've read some nice RariPie fics.
I think of her dramatics as being like profanity. Now, for me, profanity is obviously conscious, as I don't swear in situations where it would be inappropriate to do so. However, in situations where I feel comfortable swearing, then its just a natural, unconscious expression of my emotions. So, I have some control, but it's not in any way just an act. Rarity seems much the same.
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I really want to write one sometime. It'd be something totally new for me. I got some ideas but nothing's really struck me as gold yet.
Wynaut both?
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Seconded and thirded and however many more votes I can squeeze out with generous campaign contributions.
Nice answers all of you gave, guys! ^^
What I like about Rarity is that she's got all these contradictions built right into her.
She's a canny and frequently greedy businessmare, and a social climber dazzled by wealth and power; yet she is also the kind of pony who sacrifices her own ambitions for the sake of a friend, or works herself to a bone trying to help others.
She's a
Large HamMelodramatic Marshmallow, who throws herself into theatrical fits of despair or passion or whatever at the drop of a giant hat; yet she's canny, clear-headed and capable in danger, easily able to do her part when the Mane Six head out on an adventure.She aspires to Canterlot upper class, feels embarrassed by her tacky family, and cultivates a fake accent to hide her unglamorous Ponyville origins; yet she also unquestionably loves her little sister, sticks with her friends even when they embarrass her, and stays true to her small-town roots in the end.
Rarity is a complex and complicated character, far more than a common "girly girl" or "fashion fan" archetype. It's why she's the Best Pony.
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Actually, what I was seeking was a lighthearted, "for fun" question that still might say something about how people see her.
What I hoped it might say, in terms of how people see her, was an approximation of Rarity's artistic aesthetic. We see what her clothes look like in fantasy worlds, with no sense of fashion history or social class in those worlds. How do you (or those guys) see her aesthetic translating? Does she prefer the big, classic design houses like Lauren or Chanel and stores like Lord & Taylor or Saks? Is she into hipper, newer designers and a younger aesthetic like you'd find at Charlotte Russe or independent boutiques or by digging through Etsy? Does she appreciate avant garde, or think that fashion divorced from wear-ability is an affection?
So, it was an attempt to place your view of Rarity as an artist within the known quantity of a real world art scene, in the same way that last week's final question was an attempt to place Twilight's academic interest within the known structures of real world academic fields. Or, if they had no real opinion, they could riff on it.
As I told the people I asked the questions, for all of the mane six the first three questions are the same, the next two are about that character specifically, and the last one is specific to the character and just for fun.
It is said (by me, at least) that nostalga is a yearning for a time that never was. Rarity seems to have carried this into her worldview. Fashion is fabulous, therefore the ponies involved in it are fabulous too, even though so many of the fashion icons that she meets turn out to have hooves of tacky clay, all dirty and smudged. She is a small-town pony who dreams of a big-town life with all of the glory and admiration that it should entail, but her love of family and her sister in particular prevent her from cutting her ties and flying to make her mark on the world, which is probably a good thing in that it keeps her grounded in reality. Well, her reality.
Her relationships with the rest of the M6 have most probably been established since the moment they met, as she was a long-term resident of the town and quite a social mixer. Even Fluttershy would not have escaped the quiet knock on the door for just a tiny bit of your time, Dear, because poor Opal has been so fussy as of late and I was wondering if you could take a look at her while I make tea. Applejack has a little force of destruction sister her own age, so they could not help but bump into each other all the time, particularly at the emergency room, and Pinkie... Everybody knows Pinkie Pie.
AW YEAH BEST HORSE TIME THAT'S WHAT'S UP
*ahem* Good blog.
So much this.
Mmm...
From most insane to least:
Actors
Rock singers & drummers
People who draw or paint stuff (why don't we have a word for that??)
Writers & composers
Studio musicians, orchestra members excluding violin & piano
Seems to me the really creative people, the ones who make stuff up out of thin air, are closer to the bottom of the list.
Pretty boys and starlets are generally self-absorbed high-octane bundles of energy. Any list of actresses famous for their beauty has an especially high fraction who were clinically insane, or just assholes. But the really great actors... Alec Guiness, Laurence Olivier, Katherine Hepburn, James Duval, Judi Dench, Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, Patrick Stewart, Henry Fonda... AFAIK they showed up for work on time and sober. Then again, I probably wouldn't know if they didn't.
I don't really know what I'm talking about above, but there are plenty of non-crazy artists.
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Illustrators?
I'd put 'sculptors' below rock stars, too. They're a different breed, they are. Oh, and poets above them. Those sweaty-toothed madmen...
From my experience working in the bottom rungs of the film industry, and what I've heard from the top, actors aren't insane so much as they are insanely dedicated. Incredibly professional. Are they bundles of energy, though? Absolutely: I figure it's because their insanity is extroverted in nature. They have to like and understand people to be able to create a character to inhabit.
In fact, I'd argue that they're insane in the same way writers are, except whilst writers are naturally introverts (you'd have to be to sit down and write in solitude for any period of time) actors are their extroverted cousins. Both are fascinated by stories and storytelling, both have a desperate drive to share their art with the world, and both want to understand people and how they tick. It's just that writers seem to walk down the path of theory, actors down the path of practice.
Now, illustrators I'd say are insane in the same way as writers, except they focus more on concepts than people.
You've got a very small typo in one of the questions. I think it might have been in the last one of these, too:
Anyway, I can't believe I've never thought of or seen the comparison to Ms. Piggy before, because it's perfect. Rarity is totally Ms. Piggy. I wonder who that makes Kermit?
I was a little confused by the romantic vs cynic question. I don't feel like I've ever seen Rarity show a cynical attitude towards anything in the show (and neither have any of the rest of the cast, either, now that I think about it. all around it's an awfully positive cartoon), and especially not towards romance. I'd be curious to know where you see cynicism in her character.
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One weapon in her arsenal is premeditated emotional manipulation: she uses it on the Diamond Dogs, on the stallions in Best Night Ever and Putting Your Hoof Down, and on Spike on a number of occasions. That requires at least a streak of cynicism, to know she can inspire lust or affection and use that to her advantage.
A number of fanfic writers play on that femme fatale image, so I was curious how people felt about it. Personally, I've always agreed with what Jordan179 said once in a comment on Good Ponies Don't...:
2603978 I think an illustrator is someone who draws illustrations for a book, or advertising copy, but not someone who does straight-up de novo art. You wouldn't call a painter an illustrator.
Right now, I am drinking a DQ peanut butter milkshake. It wasn't on the main menu, but they'll do it if you ask. They got peanut butter sauce.
Like, I would not have known on this thing's existence if not for that line, joking or not. Boy howdy, this thing is damn good. Like, holy christ, it's like I'm giving head to a peanut butter person or something. It's tasty and sexually gratifying :3
It's, like, the time when was a kid when I tried to eat a jar of peanut butter using a straw, except the straw is actually working.
Or that time I tried eating Nutella with a straw. Hey! Nutella milkshake!
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True story: DbzOrDie is from Belgium, and he stayed with me one year surrounding BronyCon. I tried to show him around, took him to Washington DC, local landmarks, made him try local foods (often against his wishes.) The only thing that impressed him about the US was Dairy Queen Peanut Butter milkshakes.
They are a national treasure.
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I forgot to add that I'm Canadian. I guess that might explain why peanut butter shakes ain't a mainstay on the menu.
That's kinda... crazy? I mean, there's lotsa things fascinating about America, ranging from Totino's Pizza Rolls (god, why don't we have these TT_TT) to how ones are in bill form instead of coins, to the people and culture. You should have offered him a Baby Ruth bar. Those are damn better than Oh Henry.
Prolly gonna see if I can get a peanut butter shake at Marble Slab next ^.^