Statuesque

by Pascoite

Documents (Text Version)

Royal Museum Inventory, Form 820B

Catalog No.: 8573
Cataloging official (typed / signature): Rococo / Rococo
Date: 14 Sept, 2 AotS

Title: Tungsten, Captain of the Lunar Guard
Artist: Bronze Bust
Category: Sculpture

Provenance:
Commission submitted by Tungsten on 27 Dec, year 1 Age of the Sun (AotS).

Commission accepted by Royal Sculptor Bronze Bust with Princess Celestia’s approval. Statue completed 13 Sept, year 2 AotS, and taken into custody of the Royal Museum 14 Sept, year 2 AotS.

Location (If more space is needed, attach additional sheets.):
Held in primary storeroom, cellar level 1, floor grid D4, pending repairs to Castle of the Two Sisters.

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Royal Canterlot Museum Inventory, Form 820C

Catalog No.: 1319
Cataloging official (typed / signature): Watercolor / Watercolor
Date: 6 Apr, 129 AotS

Title: Tungsten, Captain of the Lunar Guard
Artist: Bronze Bust
Category: Sculpture

Provenance:
Original provenance is detailed in the previous catalog form 820B from the Royal Museum, attached. Piece transferred to the Royal Canterlot Museum 6 Apr, year 129 Age of the Sun (AotS), along with all surviving material from the Royal Museum in the Castle of the Two Sisters.

Location (If more space is needed, attach additional sheets. All transfers must be signed and dated by current cataloging official.):
Placed in royal throne room, Canterlot Castle.
—6 Apr, year 129 Age of the Sun (AotS) Watercolor

By request of Princess Celestia, statue was relocated to Tower Street storage facility, floor grid R21.
—16 June, year 999 AotS Silk Tapestry

By request of Princess Luna, statue was relocated to the guard post outside her bedchamber.
—22 Nov, year 2 Age of the New Equinox (AotNE) Silk Tapestry

Notes:
Statue depicts Tungsten, Captain of the Lunar Guard for 17 years. Awarded Medal of Honor for valor in combat against Nightmare Moon. Mortally wounded in the fight, he died 6 days later. 2 days before his death, he commissioned statue of himself and wrote inscription for pedestal.
—6 Apr, year 129 Age of the Sun (AotS) Watercolor

Princess Celestia suddenly requested removal of statue from throne room and placement as far back in storage facility as we had space. She would not say why. Research reveals little history of Lunar Guard. Presumably they existed as a Day Guard counterpart to stand watch after sunset, but they disbanded after Nightmare Moon’s defeat. Batpony elders claimed no knowledge of it. Princess Celestia discouraged continued investigation.
—16 June, year 999 AotS Silk Tapestry

Princess Luna found statue while browsing old inventory. She was not seen in public for 4 days afterward. Marks only time in recorded history the moon did not rise for more than a day (18-21 Nov, year 2 AotNE). On 22 Nov, she asked to have statue relocated to guard post outside her room.
—22 Nov, year 2 Age of the New Equinox (AotNE) Silk Tapestry

Research turns up “Tungsten” derives from Scandineighvian words meaning “heavy stone.”
—3 Jan, year 3 AotNE Silk Tapestry

Comments

[Starlight Nova]

Who made the picture?

[Pascoite]

8520864
Hey, I've written poetry before! There's a Pony Poems chapter in my shortfic anthology "Tanles of Interest!" There's a little poetry in (natch) "The Poetry of Politics," and there's a lot of it in "Friend of a Not-So-Different Stripe." That last one was a royal pain to write with all the constraints I put on it, and I swore never to do it again. So of course this story wanted out of my head with even more constraints. Plus there are some short song lyrics in a couple other stories, which are fairly poem-like: "Until Forever" and "Duet in the Folk Style," specifically chapter 4.

[Pascoite]

8520880
That's just a screenshot from the "Nightmare Moon wins" alternate timeline of the various futures Starlight Glimmer caused.

[Ice Star]

8520937
I think I might have read some of the anthologized stuff a while back, and I've certainly read Until Forever and Duet, but I don't think I've ever seen you do a full poetry story that I've been aware of.

[Pascoite]

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"Friend of a Not-So-Different Stripe" is mostly poetry. There are two actual poems in it, one fairly long, and of course Zecora's dialogue is poetry. She talks. A lot. It took far too long to write.

[Ice Star]

8522463
Writing Zecora at length is a brave feat.

[FanOfMostEverything]

Incredible, this poet pone.
His words enthrone, his words in throne
Of sculpture, seeking to atone
For sins of heavy stone.

Right, that's quite enough of that. Great work, especially how you managed to work a homophone into every stanza. Thank you for an exquisitely crafted work.

[ChronoMitsurugi]

Not a fan of poetry. I love hearing it, but reading it gives me a headache. Still I wanted to come offer my support for the idea of this fic as well as your efforts.
Thanks for sharing.

[MixMassBasher]

This story was dark and chilling. And although I myself can't comprehend what type of poem form that was. I nonetheless enjoyed the story.

[PaintedPony]

I ran across this today. The feels. No wonder Luna didn't raise the moon for four days. static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/previews/000/168/576/original/applause-and-hand-clapping-vector-background.jpg