Random Ramblings CLXXXIII · 7:00am May 19th, 2017
IN WHICH I PONDER A QUESTION
This is going to be short, as it's two in the morning and I'm trying to write. I've run into a slight block in my next story.
Was Rarity (EQG) sabotaged at the Spring Fling or the Fall Formal? I can't remember and I've not found the answer in any stories I've written so far. (I know EQG1 never confirmed Rarity was Sunset's target, but Meghan did).
I'm having to reread my old works to try and keep continuity consistent, as this is a prequel. Sigh.
Already I've run into an issue regarding whether non-employees can access the inventory at Carousel Boutique. Current story I'm writing says no, Highs & Lows - which I wrote over two years ago - says yes; it's plot-important that the answer is no, and I'm trying to figure out how to reconcile this with what I already wrote. Looks like I need to edit H&L, which I really don't want to do since that story was stream-of-consciousness and the whole damn point of it was that it wasn't edited before I posted it, but I don't think I have a choice. I'm concerned readers will pillory me if they catch the error.
Anywho, I'd appreciate help in answering my questions. Peace out.
While it's never directly stated, the first movie points out Rarity was sabotaged in a competition and that Sunset sabotaged someone during the Spring Fling (assumed to be the last event before the Fall Formal), so even though it isn't 100% certain, it's accepted that Rarity was sabotaged during the Spring Fling. It's technically possible to be some other event, but Spring Fling is the most likely one.
4538380 - Yeah, that's what I thought, but I just wasn't sure, so I figured I'd ask. Thanks.
I had to check h&l... I don't know, is it really a problem? In H&L, Sunset is with Rarity, and it's apparantly after opening hours and as Well as it's something she can do, it could as Well be as Rarity is just bending the rules a bit for her friend.. Can't you just explain it like no one was there to stop them in h&l?
4538423 - It actually is, albeit a minor one. It's hard to explain without spoiling my next story completely, but it's critically important Rarity is alone with the merchandise. Some high-end clothiers do in fact keep nearly all their stock away from customers, with only display examples in the front. The discrepancy can be easily fixed, probably the way you phrase it, hopefully to the same number of words so I don't have to change H&L's chapter title.
Or I could edit my current story to have Rarity suggest to the owner a "cheap rack" be moved to the front to attract more customers; doing that would mean I wouldn't have to change H&L at all.
I'm just being petulant and not wanting to edit a two-year-old story whose claim to fame is that it wasn't edited at all before it was posted yet still works. But I also wrote H&L with no idea it would spawn an entire series, so it might be time to go back and fix a couple of flaws.
4538434 Ah, I see... I like the idea of suggesting a "cheap rack".