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Noble Thought


I sometimes pretend I have a posting schedule other than "sometime soon."

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Some say a camera has no thought, or feeling, that it can only record what happens.

I don't think that's right. What it sees and hears are its thoughts. What people say is its narrative. I'm Rainbow Dash, and this is our life together, my Twilight and I.








Editing, pre-reading and advice given by Minds Eye, Grand_Moff_Pony, and PresentPerfect.

Rated Teen for an abundance of caution.

Chapters (2)
Comments ( 38 )

i like it and please continue this story

Good luck with this one! It's a creative idea for a format, and I think you squeezed the most out of it.

Well, this is fascinating. Definitely looking forward to seeing where you go with this.

Might want to state this is an EqG story in the description just in case some people don't realize it like I did

I never got around to the pre-reading of this, but it looks like it didn't need it anyway! This style is really interesting Noble - can't wait for the next chapter.

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I plan on it. Definitely. I like this story and the ideas behind it. I was mostly worried about the stylistic implications.

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And thank you for helping bring it to life!

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Glad to hear it. I've got what I hope are interesting plans. Things that can be done with this kind of storytelling that can't be told with any other.

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It's not actually an Equestria Girls story. Close... but it's only EQG-like. It's more like a human-populated Equestria AU with modern technology.

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Thank you! Like I said in my reply to FoME, I hope to be able to tell the story in a way that's fresh, from a shifting perspective that never really breaks perspective. Each person who holds the camera can focus on different things, but the camera does not take in their emotions. It can only be what the camera hears. I do take a little license, and associate some descriptiveness meant to influence the emotional outlook of the scene, but this is, I think, a good experiment to try. I'm eager to keep writing it.

6130542 ok and i sent you a message by the way

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And I sent a reply :twilightsmile: I always do. I'm just running around giggling at the moment. Figuratively speaking.

The format is definitely an interesting one, I must say, although I think the descriptions of what's happening inbetween the dialogue are pretty unclear, however, which made it hard to get immersed. Still, this chapter was pretty adorable, and I think there is definitely potential in the idea of telling a story purely through what a camera can see.

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That should hopefully get better as the story goes on and I get more comfortable with the style. I drove my editor a little mad with how much I adjusted and re-adjusted the bits in between dialogue before publishing. Already started on the second chapter. I've learned a lot about what works and doesn't, I think, just thinking over it after reading through it and marking it up.

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Good to know that you're getting the knack of it. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it!

I've never read something constructed quite like this, and that makes it all the more exciting. Definitely keep this one going! :)

-GMP

6130542 When I saw the description I was thinking RDxTwilightxOc Human romance story due to the Romance and Human tags. What I got was Human TwilightxHuman Dash it's just not what I was expecting since it wasn't stated in the description

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Oh. Well, sorry to disappoint, mate. Yeah. This is kind of an artistic/experimental piece, and I wanted the description to explain the premise without giving away the story. The first person narrator in the description is Rainbow Dash. I thought the Description was decent enough, and with the lack of an OC tag, I thought it would be fairly clear that no OCs would be involved. I don't tag my stories partially and add tags later. The tags a story starts out with are the tags it will end with when I write it.

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Also, thank you. I did update the long description to make it a bit clearer who the first person narrative is coming from. Not an OC, but Rainbow Dash, who is speaking.

This is awesome :rainbowkiss: love the style! Keep up the good work, mate!

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Why would you assume an OC human if there was no OC tag.

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I think it was the description. It was written similarly to the way many human OC stories are, with the first person narrative. I added Rainbow identifying herself to clear up that confusion.

6136630 Also there's not that many human Mane 6 (not EqG) stories out there usually they're Anthro

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This is true. I didn't want it to be another EQG story, though. I already have one of those ongoing. So, I started building a humanized version of the world instead of that.

6136730 Plus it'd best to wait until EqG 3 when they probably will introduce EqG Twilight to the Humane 5 to have a romance like the one you have

Loved the expanded wedding in this chapter. Really made this universe feel different from others.

This is just adorable :twilightsmile:
More please :pinkiehappy:

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Thank you. I wanted to make it clear this isn't really EQG. It is candy colored humans, but the structure of things is closer to that of Equestria than it is to whatever EQG's land is called.


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There certainly will be more. I adore this story. It's light and good and wholesome. But also real. Real is good.

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Thank you!

6327173 No prob! Oh, had an additional thought on this chapter. I left you a note via skype.

Heh. I love the double meaning in the chapter title. This is very cute, though Twilight's parents do raise a very good point. No plan survives contact with reality. The question becomes just how badly damaged this one will be.

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The grand question of every planner:

How much FUBAR drift do I allow for?

Still in college, with only minimal real world experience when it comes to planning... I've been there.

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Her first plan also didn't survive. At all. :facehoof:

This is just a pleasure to read. Your experiment certainly worked Noble.

That ending. D.aww. :D Funny as all hell, too.

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You've been busy today! Glad you're enjoying it so far.

6378438 Technically, no. I haven't. ;) Reading fics probably doesn't qualify as 'busy'.

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