//------------------------------// // Part V // Story: Creation of a Mediaverse // by SFyr //------------------------------// The group of four sat around a table. Mugs of tea sat in front of the first three, Viridian instead sipping the pungent brown nectar of sleep’s bane. Between them was a mess of newspaper and open notebooks. Scribblings adorned the latter in volume, while the former had Pixel's face printed on the very front page. The sentence “Pixel Wavelength crowned Princess of the Internet by Princess Celestia” was prominently featured, with the question “what does this new technology mean for Equestria?” further down in small print. Next to it was an ad for spray on bandwidth. "So, it's actually happening." Nova commented. "And here we are, students of the princess who made it happen." “I’m still surprised we’re up to five princesses, personally,” Viridian said with a smirk. "I hear the first picture sent over the web was a photocopy of a stallion's flank." Buffy said, hiding a chuckle behind her hoof. "It's true, actually." Nova added. "Though, I'm just glad we've found a more... interesting use, beyond Pixel and Protocol's massive database project. Not that I fault them for using the internet as a way to teach others. I hear they're already a quarter the way through uploading the Canterlot library to a dedicated server bank, in fact." "Speaking of projects, how are yours going?" Viridian asked. “Microbit Inc. are really backing development of this, and between Nova and myself, we’re already helping them allow for digitizing more complex media and distributing it.” "It’s going great!” Buffy cheered. “I already got a dedicated chat room set up for the campus, and over 50 new users just this month!" Buffy said excitedly. "I'm hoping to create something... bigger though, and keep spreading to other parts of Equestria! I have a pen pal in Manehattan, and they’re already getting a group together over there." "As for me, I've been able to share my personal compositions with several promising students beyond campus," Viola commented with a slight smile. "It really has allowed us to share and discuss our work so much easier." "Oh hey, Viridian and I were going to go to the Olive Branch for dinner tonight. Shall we count you two in?" Buffy shook her head, her cheeks reddening slightly. "Viola and I already made plans tonight." Viola hummed softly, a smile on her lips as she took another sip of tea. "Oh, well, some other time then." Viridian called. "Same time tomorrow?" “Of course!”