This chapter has a broken italics bracket roughly 1/2 of the way into it.

This is the sentence.

but you feel a twinge of sympathy for Auriga. She stood up to two[/i ]of those?

The FILTHY STRIPES line made me chortle hehe.

Another good chapter I don't usually read stories written in second person, but this is a very nice exception.

"Not quite, hon. The day testing was to begin on its first volunteer was the day the bombs fell; the day Equestria came to an end. Twilight never had the chance to build her army. But as the land was bathed in fire, a miracle took place. The first volunteer didn't just survive - she was reborn. In the very crucible of Twilight Sparkle's masterwork, the mare that once called herself Trixie became something far more than an alicorn. And to save their lives, she invited Twilight and her staff to join her in a new form. Immune to the ravages of age, of radiation. Connected in a telepathic Unity. Together, they ascended to become the Goddess." She pauses to take a breath, which turns into a low yawn midway through. "We, her daughters, were remade in her image over the years. The Goddess welcomed anyone to join her Unity. Not 'true' alicorns as such, but reflections of the Goddess, sharing in her powers and the powers of those that became her."

You get the feeling that Boundless might be sugar-coating things, but keep your thoughts to yourself. There's an element of happy reminiscence in her voice; no point in risking offending or arguing with her right now.

Sugarcoating? That's an understatement...
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I am a timeless chorus. Join your voice with mine, and sing victory everlasting.
That scene is pure nightmare fuel

I don’t play Fallout so I have to ask: what did he mean by “wind up dead or worse.”?

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In Fallout, extreme radiation sickness doesn't always kill. Some people wind up mutating into "zombies" called ghouls, and the transformation can drive them insane or even feral. The same's true in FoE, except for the fact that ghouls don't just look like zombies - they're literally undead.

Being a mutant that feeds on radiation, Boundless isn't at risk from this. Regular ponies like the viewpoint character, though...

>Your alicorns can't handle industrial run off
Even more reason to like you & this fic
>Hit through the lung, can't recover but regeneration keeps her alive
Well fuck me, we really do think alike. I wrote that Selene (my purple), got hit to the throat and while still alive because of being in a radzone, wasn't able to heal without external help. Fuck. Now I'm loving it even more.
I may have a bias towards blue alicorns, but fuck, I like Corona. She's cute.
I agree. Alicorns make the perfect pillows.
And after all of the distractions, chapter 2 is done. God. I'm enjoying this all too much.
I really, really wish I'd read this sooner. Fucking superb work.
Alicorns done well. Very rare to see it happen it seems, but I love it.