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Siblings don't always look alike. But when it comes to their own personal tastes... there are rarely any similarities. To say the least they are the most intimate of strangers. The more they fight the closer they are, that is, until one of them grows up. Than all interaction ceases to exist. Too bad that's not the case here. But one thing is for certain.
There will be blood-shed.
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Hm. I can't tell if some of their dialogue is for faux-dramatic effect or if this is many years before RR and even Sonata had a better handle on a more sophisticated vernacular back then.
If the latter, then this could be interesting, their 'blood feud' going back and forth and constantly making a mess of Adagio's plans over the years, which would explain why they hadn't effectively conquered the world after so much time wielding some form of mind-control magic.
If the former, then at least it's funny.
Or maybe I'm not even in the ballpark here. Either way, hoping to see where this goes!
Wow. That backfired, but their reactions were actually kind of touching. Nice that Adagio is having a little fun too!
Confession time: I too have imagined Adagio as the one true Queen Bee, her adoring hive living in that crazy fluff.
Anyway, poor Sonata. This definitely validates the story description, though.
... I don't think I've read a chapter that's left me both disturbed and kind of 'd'awww' at the same time before,
#%$& BEES.
6231823 I wrote this chapter because of that skit!
Wow, pretty over-the-top speech for Sonata. I could see Rarity saying this kinda stuff but not Sonata.
[youtube=youtube.com/watch?v=3EevDkEczhs]
Must... avoid... Nicolas Cage... joke...
Uhh.......
"Bees. My God."
Hooray for stalking!
It's amazing how well you blend thoughtful introspection with ruthlessly mean pranks and occasional feels.
Wow, poor Adagio, caught in the crossfire.
Part of me is hoping that for Aria's sake, she let go of that house full of bees under her command some time before.
(shudder) Hate those kinda cats...
6252492 Is it strange I find them adorable?
6252602 No, go ahead by all means. I can't decide what you like and dislike.
Knowing Aria and Sonata, of course some rules will be broken.
Yep, knew there'd be backlash for this madness eventually, just a little surprised stealing half her hair wasn't what triggered it. (I'm guessing "it grows back" was a strong point in calming her down?)
Anyway, audience interaction! Let's see...
Going over the chapters thusfar, I think Aria is the only one (that they can prove) to have broken rules. Getting Sonata swarmed may count as physical trauma, but it was probably paid back that same day by the Followers of The Fluff on Aria herself, so I'm guessing we can ignore that one...
Just the cat thing, then? Hmm... Idea!
If it was a cat she hurt them with (even if by accident), then she can BE a cat! That is, have her dress up as a cat-girl in public for a few hours? Having to say "meow" at every opportunity? Like, if she wanted to say "How did you do that," it would have to be "Meow did you do that," or "Can I please take this stupid outfit off now," as "Can I please take this stupid outfit off Meow?"
I don't know how well that syncs up with a double cat-mauling in terms of pain, but it'd be strictly non-physical, at least! That said, I'm hoping someone else has better ideas.
6252893 If I do that one (strongly considering it) I'm gonna have play a lot of Skullgirls as Ms. Fourtune to steal some cat puns.
Yeesh, I thought it was supposed to be non-physical!
Then again, maybe that only applies to the ordinary pranks themselves? If so, I guess that's all the more incentive not to break the rules, Dagi's punishments for doing so pull no punches.
Looking forward to the next chapter!
Also; Aria has a boyfriend~!
6265449 I'm going to count you to the vote of whether I should bring him back or not,
Hey look! They both have mortal enemies now! Although Beowulf may now count as a "Mortal Enemy/Love interest"
Okay, that was cruel..... and I LOVED IT!
I am a shipper, and I am not sorry.
Though whether or not that relationship'll work out, I have no idea.
Sonata's old friend came back too. Maybe it wanted some lovin' and heard (possibly because of Aria) that Sonata likes it rough? And with claws?
I have no idea who those yellow eyes belong to. Some skullgirls reference?
6321921 few chapters ago, Sonata made arch rivals with a hairless cat.
Yay, bonding! Mostly weirdness but bonding!
One thing I really like about this story? No matter what happens, there's this little sense of genuine affection between the three, (thought primarily between our two pranksters) even if it isn't always obvious. This isn't a complaint, but I'm honestly not sure where 'This is war...' ended and '...but I still love you!' began. If at all.
6330421 It's easier to relate too when you live with a little brother, and a sassy teenage sister, as annoying as they can be, we still love em.
I felt... a disturbance.
...It's a lot less funny when the victim of these pranks is nothing but that; a victim. Adagio isn't supposed to be part of their little spat, and this just feels cruel.
EDIT: Forgot, interaction.
Let's see... As it seems she got gobbed in gum, was essentially stripped nude (then posted on the internet) and made bald, (though I'm of the headcanon that her hair grows back really fast, more-so if she had it all back a little after that bee incident) public humiliation for both (they were both involved with this one, I think? It was a little hard to tell) would only barely make ends meet.
Aria was put in a ring to get the tar kicked out of her after having Adagio mauled by a cat, so to keep the proportionally-punishing aspect of the punishments...? Maybe dying their hair bright, neon pink and styling them into big, unruly puff-balls even worse and more unmanageable than Adagio's at its worst would be a start, or just having them dunk their heads in lead-based paint so it, like gum or losing all your hair, can't just be easily washed off, which would make it feel like a cheat.
Then, have them both dressed in something worse than skimpy underpants... Nothing but diapers? Complete with pacifiers because Adagio considers their little war so juvenile that they might as well be babies? Then they're made to do some kind of utterly senseless, completely mortifying sport/dance/comedy routine dressed that way, (maybe tasked with changing the other's diaper or tangling their hair so badly it's just a big old knot?) and no matter which of them wins/loses/does better or worse, Wulf and The Cat are dropped into the mix with them? (and the bees, if Adagio's hair has returned by then?)
All of this, of course, goes to every social media site Adagio can find. And I think that'll about balance it out, punishment-proportion-wise.
6348578 I had something similar... I called it "the wheel of pain" and it too involved public humiliation. It's not as bad as it sounds, I promise.
6348578 If it makes you feel any better, the traps weren't designed for her... She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Probably should've explained that now that I think about it...
Eh…
The Wheel of Pain isn't as bad as it sounds, eh...?
Well, I don't know if it isn't kinda deserved, but I got roughly the same more-messed-up-than-funny feeling in the last chapter. May be an inevitable consequence of so many ridiculously mean pranks, even with the occasional light, fluffy interlude. Piercings and tattoos are a little extreme, but as that's kind of the point of the punishments, I'd say you did a good job here.
Any chance either Aria or Sonata (or both, dare we dream?) will learn to be the slightest bit more careful with their pranks when this is over?
Also:
'I asked my sister out when I was 21'
6416863 Oh no, It's just a matter of not getting Adagio involved.
I swear, this is the Dazzlings' version of Cupcakes...
6418295 You don't even know...
I'm a little confused as to what happened, Aria was strapped to a wheel, had knives that exploded before they impacted thrown at her, and then was launched through the air at the end of it?
Well, it looks like she got her punishment anyway; sheer terror with a side of Youtube. I wonder if this'll pop up next to that Jeepers Creepers video from Chapter 2?
Also, I caught zero references. I don't recognize the things. Sorry.
EDIT: It just struck me that Adagio is surprisingly merciful here, and I mean that in a good way. Sonata got extreme pain in the last chapter, but the element of random chance and Adagio's happy reactions to landing on the ones she wanted makes me wonder; if those were the outcomes she was hoping for, why didn't she just choose them? What was going to stop her? And here, Aria is terrified, but no harm actually comes to her.
Theory: She cares just as much for Aria and Sonata as they care for each other (also seen in Chapter 2), and shows it subtly. Maybe she could have just picked the worst, most painful options for Sonata (and Aria, come to think of it, who selected her punishment in the same way), but couldn't condemn her sisters so harshly without feeling bad about it, so she comes up with random chance so as to make it not completely her fault (at least in her own mind) if they happen to get the really bad ones anyway, a chance to go (comparatively) easy on them if only to sooth her own conscience.
If so, that's as sweet as it is terrifying.
GAARGH, this is why I don't go to circuses.
Wow... This chapter hit quite a few notes! A slice of their daily lives, an insanely cruel prank, a funny bit with the stages of grief being counted off as they came (unless I misunderstood that?), continuity with acknowledgement that Sonata kinda broke the rules again by using magic and getting other people involved, and some surprise feels with that ending.
Good show, sir.
Now I really wanna see what you can cook up for the next chapter!
Keep up the good work!
At least any of the Dazzlings didn't say 'testify'.
Roomba?
6465897 Self moving vacume cleaner, I really don't know why I love the idea of them owning one with googly eyes.
Catfight!
Is there a feminine wiles clause in that contract?
That link was banned.
There's trouble in the Naked Force.