Is it possible to overthink the symbolism in one's own writing projects? Oh, yes. Very much so.
They abandoned a dying world. Not all could be salvaged. Not all could be saved. The voyage was nearly stillborn as strife tore into a grieving population. And time, despite the popular saying, does not heal all wounds.
A thousand years into the voyage of the colony ship Arcadia, and an old nightmare has returned to remind them - the times of peace are built upon the backs of the lost and the damned.
(S1E1-2 reinterpretation via Asimov and Clarke.)
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Ah, Rainbow Dash. Never change.
Oh man, I just realized, this setting gives 'Rarity' an entirely justified reason to dislike getting dirty, without seeming like a prissy diva about it. Nice!
'Millennia' is plural; a single thousand-year period is a millennium. I normally wouldn't mention it, but a) it's a mistake I've seen a lot, and b) it grates a lot more in a hard SF setting like this than it does in a fantasy setting.
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Thanks for catching that! Error fixed.
u know? i like this, not fully sold on the idea. but i really like the consept
A few things:
1: By Asimov and Clarke, do you mean the sci-fi authors, or something else? Because I read both of them, and this doesn't sound familiar.
2: Try using the names of the ponies instead of what you're using.. It's going to be a bit tough to remember which character represents which pony.
3: Don't forget, this is My Little PONY, not My Little Human, or My Little Mutant.
Still, this is looking interesting. #3 is really just a personal preference. I'll be tracking this.
31529 ik i like that as well
i think you should describe the physical apperences of the mane characters
36646 began to type the exact same things,
at the very least make the names more closely related to there equestrian counterparts
and try to make the differences in the three sub-spieces more pronounced
and try not to call pinkie fat
she is more like, umm just not skinny
but not fat
bairly borderline chubby
cause all that bouncing is hard work
Oh god no, don't change anything, and especially don't change it to make it more pony. What you've got here is something new and original, something that's obviously inspired by both Clarke and ponies, but a direct copy of neither. That's top-notch worldbuilding, and it would be a shame to lose it.
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Hah, don't worry. Given that most plot and setting details were established and compiled before I wrote the first word of the story itself, it's a bit late to switch tracks at this point.
The names deserve some commentary, though: Equestrian names might go for puns, descriptives and alliteration, but that's very much an unusual trait in contemporary human cultures, which the Arcadia's crew are descendants of. Early on, I established that the historical and originating point is from "this" world - far enough in the future for there to be significant geopolitical and technological developments, but insufficiently so to redraw the maps and rethink naming trends. The names, I note, are related to that of the canonical mane cast - though you may need a multilingual etymological genius, sleep deprivation and mild caffeine poisoning to successfully reverse-engineer, as well as acknowledge that there were one or two compromises for the sake of greater authenticity.
In a few specific cases, I opted for no change at all. There are a few reasons for this. I won't go into them. ...yet.
You know, after first two chapters I was shaking in anticipation while waiting for the next chapter.
Great fic, I like how you took classic sci-fi feeling, renewed technology to the modern sci-fi level and put it in plot of FiM in the place of ponies.
And you plotted entire fanfic. And did your research. This promises to be best thing I read for the entire year.
Also, do you have other stuff that I could read?
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Alas not. At least, not within the MLP fandom. The rest of my works... eh, old shames and abandoned projects.
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I am entity of multiple fandoms, mostly because for me main parameter is quality of writing. But if you think they are substandard, okay.
Also, I think you missed my PM.
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Ooh, a challenge!
Let's see, Pinkie is still Pinkie, and 'Mayuya Kira' = 'Twilight Star' was mentioned in-story, so those are freebies. 'Aurum' is Latin for 'gold', and 'humilis' is related to 'humble', so 'Aurelia Humilis' is 'Golden Shy'. 'Estro' is 'leader' in Esperanto and 'passion' in Italian, and 'silva' is Latin for 'forest', so 'Sylva Estris' either is the manager of the trees, or has a talent for trees. 'Kichouko' is 'precious child' in Japanese, but I'm not sure about 'Suzu' or 'Vaiva Kaptsov'. Salome was a Biblical figure who danced for King Herod, and Selene was the Greek moon goddess, so 'Salome Selene' is 'Moon Dancer'. I think 'Kaguyahime' is Japanese for 'Princess Foul Shadow'. And finally, 'Lunatic Sea' is a backwards double-pun on 'Nightmare Moon', based on the fact that dark splotches on the moon are known as 'mares', from the Latin for 'sea'.
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Kaguya-hime is Moon Princess, thank you. Vaiva Kapstov feels vaguely slavic, but I am not sure. Definitely not russian.
Ooh, quite a few good guesses there. Some are a bit off, though. It should be noted, for example, that "aurelia" is, itself, a rather archaic term for a chrysalis - so named because it is, in fact, golden. And because I thought the name was pretty.
And much is explained about my (rather questionable) state of mind during the reformulation of the cast, I believe, that "Sylva Estris" is based around the Malus sylvestris - ironically, a species she probably wouldn't want to work with much.
I'll... I'll admit I started slipping into puns after about 4 AM that morning. It was a rather fevered brainstorm.
Ahem.
And I think Petra Velox (Stone something) might be Discord?
Stunning... Absolutely stunning.
Your writing has gotten better sense you began writing this fic, and you have become better at identifying different characters with their dialogue. Making this the best Sci-fi fic I have read. Thank you for writing this. And I look forward for more.
I see what you did with the color-coded environment suits.
So... I guess this fic is dead by now? :(