August 31, 2015
Dear Journal,
So, yeah. A dog. An anthropomorphic dog. I don't even know what to say. Even after getting over my initial shock, I'm still too stunned to say anything. Well, at least he isn't hostile. I don't think so anyway. We sat down and had a full on interrogation and attempted to learn everything we could about him. Some of the stuff he said... it's kind of concerning. I suppose I should start from the beginning.
When I came to (I'm still embarrassed about passing out) Jamie had already calmed himself down. I eventually sat down and began talking to him. Yes, it was a he. His name is George, which ironically was the same name as one of my childhood dogs. He didn't appreciate that little tidbit. He said he was a human, just like us. When asked how long he's been around like that, he said, "Same as you I imagine. About 3 months, though I lost track." So he's been around all this time. He's not a time jumper like Sheila. He filled us in a little on his life before the Purge. He worked as a supplier for a jewelry store that had multiple shops around town. Apparently this ended up being very useful to him, as his new body eats gems. He was about 30 when the Purge occurred. I can't remember much beyond that. It wasn't really a focal point in our conversation. What follows is what concerns me.
After around a month, during his travels around Texas — he didn't start in Dallas, by the way, but I can't remember where he started — he ran across another man. His name was Thomas, and he was like George. Alike in species, I mean. They stuck together through kinship, and travelled around. Eventually, a few weeks ago, they made it to Dallas. Here they ran into the dogs, whom they could communicate with. The dogs told them about us; ponies who were living in the city, and were one of the best sources of food around. I guess we're some kind of delicacy to them. How they know this concerns me.
Thomas and George got into a disagreement. George believed they should meet with us and befriend us. Maybe we could help them, create civilization with them. Something like that, anyway. Thomas, however, was lulled in by the dogs' promises of delicious meat. Neither of them knew if they were even capable of eating meat, but Thomas was desperate. George fled when it was clear that Thomas had made up his mind. Somehow Thomas worked his way into a seat of power within the dogs and he unified a lot of the tribes in their hunt for us. He made George an enemy of the collective, and George fled to find us.
We mentioned some of the tribes who had betrayed us, and George mentioned that he knew Thomas had a hand in some of them. Or... paw as it were. Sheila was slowly losing her grasp as Thomas's silver tongue worked his way through the groups. George told us all of this, and in a display of generosity we allowed him to join our group. Though to be fair, we would have done that regardless. As soon as the story was over Martha ran off to do who knows what. Probably check defenses or the like. Sheila seemed scared, and hung out near me. Jamie did the same. I had to be strong. I welcomed him in, but warned him that I'd be keeping a close eye on him. After some murmuring about "discrimination" he accepted, and said he understood.
With this new guy Thomas in the picture, everything's ramped up. On the one hand, they are more organized, intelligent, and sophisticated than ever before now. On the other, they will become dependent. Eliminate Thomas, eliminate the dogs. We're not joking anymore. I've confirmed that Martha's double checking the defense. Jamie ran off to take stock on the weapons. Sheila's talking to the friendly dogs. I just put George in his new quarters. This is it, now we're truly at war. There's an enemy who must fall. If we do this, we can save Dallas. We can stop the chaos. It can be over...
we'll create a brave new world.
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Has it ever been said in show or comic canon that Diamond Dogs actually eat gemstones like dragons do? I always assumed they hoarded them because they're pretty and shiny …
Regardless, welcome back! With a singular antagonist, we now have a clear direction to take us through to the endgame, and I'm looking forward to seeing it through!
6497647 One of the reasons I stopped writing this was because I didn't know if they were carnivores or geovores. No way in hell I was rewatching that episode (that episode will play for me in hell.) I vaguely recalled another DD story in this universe establishing them as gem eaters. I wasn't sure, but that's what I remembered. So I went with that, because that's canon to this universe. I don't know for sure though, so if I'm wrong I'll change it.
And thank you! I was really worried that throwing in a singular antagonist would feel like it takes away from the survival-aspect that this universe tends to work with, as well as what my story had been using until now. Furthermore, I was worried it would seem trite or lazy. However, I needed a device to focus the plot and carry it through, and I'm glad you like it! I've seen far too many stories start great, but become terrible because they go on and drag for far too long, losing their focus and what made it great in the first place. Without calling my own story great and risk being seen as egotistical, I don't want that to happen to mine. So I'm gonna finish this story out, regather my thoughts and plan for the next story, and come back refreshed and ready. Here's hoping it ends well!
How did he talk to the dogs...?
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I don't remember anything like that … the only other Diamond Dogs I can remember have been Wolf (Fetch/Hoofing It) and Abrams (Founders of Alexandria), and I'm pretty sure neither of them ate any gems. Are you sure you're not confusing them with the dragons? The Celtic Dragon has featured a fair amount of rock-eating.
Regarding the survival aspect vs antagonist, think of it as something that sets this story apart from 90% of the universe.
Besides, it's not like this is completely out of nowhere; the dogs have been trouble from day one, and there was always the determination to not let them rule Dallas. Now they just have a leader to focus on!
6498097 It's been shown for awhile that some ponies could talk to animals. Sheila is one of them, for example. It only makes sense that an anthropomorphic dog could talk to dogs.
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Maybe it was from another story? I don't know, I only vaguely recall mention of it. I could very easily be wrong. Were they both meat eaters, or how did that work? I've never seen either of them (I'm still on part 2 of Founders of Alexandria. Yeah. That bad,) so I don't remember. I have no clue where I got the idea from.
Good, good. I was worried people wouldn't like it, and while you're the only one who's commented on it so far the fact you see it that way is a good sign. I've always had a guilty conscious for not updating, so this is a good chance for me to finish of the story and come up with more ideas so I can be more regular once again.
It gets that way with some stories, you just have to close them up. Some of the shorter stories have you wishing they were longer, and some of the longer stories have you wishing the reverse. This one, for me anyway, it was a fun ride, but I'll respect your decision bring it to its conclusion. After all, you can always work on a followup the story later.
6499400 Thank you. You're absolutely right. Too many times has a beloved story dragged for so long it became unbearable. I've learned from the mistakes of others. Do not worry, I GUARANTEE another PaP story. I can't guarantee a follow up (no spoilers!) but I can guarantee there will be another.
6499304 I don't remember Abrams ever being shown eating in FoE. Wolf, I know ate meat.