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Oh dang, son, 28k? Shiiiiiiiiit, that's a ton. Though, it does look appealing... Ah, what the hell, time to read!
Wow. Smart, sultry, thought out and satisfyingly lengthy. Well done Monsieur De Plume, it's a rare treat that the mature works of Fimfiction play host to material of this caliber.
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That pretty much sums up AJ's thoughts on Fancy Pants, doesn't it? :D
Good Fic. I give it
out of 5.
I lost sleep reading this, and I cannot even possibly be upset over it. Especially when I remember so fondly the way Fancy was played out in the last of your fics I lost sleep reading.
I was not even remotely disappointed.
Rarity, in hindsight, was really easy mode. FancyJack (I'd say ApplePants, but that calls to mind a song...) is one of those ships you just never see. To pull this off was great. To pull it off believably, far moreso. To do so while adhering to canon almost flawlessly and weaving the tale across a season and more? I'm at a loss for words.
There's a reason I put you on watch. This is that reason manifest. I'm gonna go pass out now.
(Minor nitpick: Isn't the word "amenable" as opposed to "amendable"? Literally can't find another thing wrong here.)
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You're absolutely right, that it is 'amenable'. Change made.
Rarity really didn't raise too much of a fuss, although I imagine the whole reason she pitched that Trenderhoof fit was because, once again, Applejack had stolen a unicorn out from beneath her WITHOUT EVEN NOTICING SHE'D DONE SO!!!!
Cool story bro, media2.giphy.com/media/hWT3yBQecuPM4/giphy.gif
I love it i1.ytimg.com/vi/zDgESG5sRCA/maxresdefault.jpg
Okay this sight has some really quality "porn" sometimes. Like seriously this was a good story!
... There are no words I can think of that could do this story justice... To say the very least, it was absolutely magnificent, I have neither read about nor heard of this shipping before now, and you did it justice. The fact that you actually built the romance and make it believable as well as stretch this story across so many seasons is absolutely apalling. Magnifique.
To think shit like Mount Me gets featured over this.
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Part of the problem is that popular writers tend to get featured with relative ease. The Abyss is one of those popular types. As much as I love him/her/it, he/she/it's... Well, not writing stuff like some other stuff I've seen.
I'm reading this later to see it. Long, romancy-type fics with buildup are my passion.
4563599 In regards to Rarity being easy mode, I mostly meant the previous yarn you spun involving her, Fancy and Fleur. Rarity fit right in with them almost by default. What you did here was much, much more challenging to expectations, and yet there was enough there to make the unexpected become believable, but only if it was approached correctly. I can't come up with a better way for this to have played out.
Though it does make sense, especially in retrospect, that Rarity would have that sort of reaction. Once was "Well, I certainly shan't stand in the way of your happiness, darling...go get him!
" and then twice--in the space of months no less--was more of a "Oh, COME ON! 
"
Poor filly can't catch a break! 'course this just means that when AJ finally makes that move off the Acres, it'd be natural for Rarity to miss her friend just a little bit, regardless of how close she still may be. Maybe hang around the farm...
Your storyart made me think of this.
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Huh. Why in the world isn't this more popular? It's well written, with a good combination of character dialogue and descriptions, on top of a interesting pairing that, in some strange way, makes sense if you think about it long enough. Good job! Can't wait to read the rest.
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Hybrid: It hit at the wrong time of day and only had a couple of hours in the new stories list before it started getting added to the appropriate groups. Word spreads slowly and it's a long story. Most people prefer to get right to clopping :P
Also, it's a rare pair and a lot of people don't subscribe to that. Give 'em their Twidash, their Rarijack, their Scratchtavia, and their Human Bungeeing Into Equestria to Boff Celestia (And Luna On the Weekend) fics.
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Amen to that. I think the flavor of the week has been Sombra-Pie, which is a nice change of pace from the usual fare. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy most of the typical pairings if they're done well. Usually though, it's character "A" meets character "B", and then they bump uglies after the author smacks some cookie-cutter drama in the mix. Then they try to hash out the plot post-coitis, but since the author has already accomplished the main goal they had when they started, it tends to be dry and full of holes (I was severely temptedmto make a sex joke here, but my brain hurts).
This story, on the other hand, feels more like you were trying to create a believable romantic scenario while keeping true to the character's canon personality. Good show, my friend. Good show.
I truly think this fic to be amazing. It's well written, has an interesting switch of scenes, and the ship is absolutely intriguing. I'm a fan and you deserve a like and favorite. Loved the song too, good job on this.
Solid characters, excellent pacing, sensible compromise; well worth reading.
I really like this pairing/ship, my favorit pony is Applejack so thanks man for the story /)
That was one incredible story. The characterization was great, each having a full personality that shone through every action and the interplay between them.
The romance was so intimate and yet practical which fits this pairing—one which I will admit I never even considered before this fic—better than I ever could have thought. Having them both come to terms with the other's eccentricities and their differing lifestyles while reveling in the middle ground they were able to find was a treat to read, and I liked the personal touch of Applejack's intimate issue; that added so much depth to their interaction while increasing the feeling of intimacy between the couple.
The sensual scene was well detailed and imaginative, bringing in facets of touch, smell, and sound helping the entire scene come to life from start to finish.
All-in-all, I'm quite pleased to put this into the High Quality Mature Fiction group. I remember reading my first story by you, Plucked From the Air, and I am excited to see what gems you'll give us in the future.
Sleep isn't as cut-and-dry as REM. Stages 1-4 serve other purposes, yet to be fully elucidated, but necessary for the upkeep of the human body. Polyphasic sleep gives the body and brain essentially no time to perform stages 1 through 4. These are necessary for growth and maintenance. For example, the vast majority of growth hormone is secreted during stage 3 and stage 4 sleep. The 4 stages also involve bone remodeling, muscle growth and repair, and immune system regulation. The brain waves vary through the stages. This is personal opinion, but it almost appears as if the progression from 1 down to 4 and back up (after the descent 1 --> 4, and subsequent ascent 4 --> 1, REM sleep occurs) could be some kind of diagnostic task, like chkdsk in a Windows computer. I can't back this up, but the fact that the stages are distinct in their activation of varying areas of the brain seems to have some purpose. This would of course be in addition to the other tasks mentioned above (bone, immune, muscle, etc.).
Take melatonin. It's a compound produced in the pineal gland (in mammals). It's the main signal coordinating the circadian rhythm of sleep and wakefulness, with other effects as well (reproduction, bone, mood, etc.). Melatonin is produced at very low levels during the day, and rises around night time. In darker months, it rises earlier in the day and may be more concentrated. The "sleep hormone," as it is called, is coordinated around darkness; this is a major clue that we are evolved to sleep at night. There are other ecological, nutritive, safety, and psychological reasons too. Anyway, melatonin. The body will not alter the rhythm of its production to adapt to polyphasic or biphasic sleep.
I wouldn't say that bi/polyphasic sleep is "right" or "wrong". It would be accurate to say that some people, and apparently more at some points during history than in others, have successfully used these sleep models. However, if the question is whether the human body was meant for this kind of sleep, or evolved these sleep models, we'd see the coordination of a ton of circadian metabolic processes around not just monophasic sleep, but around these sleep paradigms as well. As far as I know, we don't see that.
tl;dr: We can sleep using different schedules than the typical monophasic sleep, but our bodies aren't designed to operate our regular circadian processes around anything other than monophasic sleep. I don't know whether there are long-term implications of bi/polyphasic sleep due to circumventing the body's circadian systems, and if so, how they might manifest.
~ http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/trxzq/til_that_our_8_hour_sleeping_pattern_is_wrong_and/c4pan9s
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Thanks for the link. And copy-pasting Decembermouse's spiel.
It's true. What works for some people (and ponies) wouldn't work for everyone. Just as a farmer pony like AJ and a business-pony like Fancy Pants can make it work, Twilight spends half her life burning the midnight oil and suffers few ill effects, Rainbow naps several times throughout the day because of her lifestyle, and I'm sure Rarity is *determined* to hold onto her beauty sleep.
Very nice, and the risqué parts were very tasteful, in my opinion.
Liking this so far
I enjoyed this story quite a bit, thanks.
How about that.
This got a damn good story to it.
...How'd I find this gem again? Eh, I guess it doesn't matter.
~Skeeter The Lurker
Very beautiful execution of the dates and like.
And that elevator scene. Perfection.
~Skeeter The Lurker
And a excellent delivery with the actual act.
Plus that epilogue... Goddamn, man.
This was beyond incredible!
~Skeeter The Lurker
Wow...seriously impressive work here! Have a fave and like!
I really like all of the equine mannerisms you put into your stories
Such an interesting exchange between AJ and FP. It's a delight to read.
Purrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... <3
You always have the best, absolute best of these.
I love this story. It's so mature and thoughtful but deep, interesting and sensual, in both meanings of the term. Excellent work!
Why, oh why, didn't I read this sooner? Don't bother trying to answer that because I can't.
Excellent stuff! You make me want to double-check the equine mannerisms in my own stuff against this.
Great story. Though I'd like to know what happens after the ending. Would make for another must-read story.
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