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For as long as Rarity's operated Carousel Boutique, Pinkie Pie has come popping in at random intervals for random reasons. And that's fine: she's Pinkie Pie, after all.
Lately, however, Pinkie's visits seem to have become quieter, less frenetic, even relaxing to a certain extent. Rarity begins to wonder if something's going on.
The original version of this story eked out a 1st place finish in the 111th Writeoff contest, "Through Fire," and the cover image is by pinkcupcake17.
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I have to say, I enjoyed this very much. I was kinda suspecting romance after the party, so that was a nicely executed red herring. I'm not sure if I can get behind Pinkie's demeanor being a mask - I always pegged her demeanor for compersion, but it's still an interesting foray into her mind.
And if you think that's bad, let me tell you about 'tough', 'though', 'trough', and 'through'
Nice bit of friendshipping.
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Thanks, folks!
There was so much word wackiness I didn't get into, but yeah, 'ough' is a classic.
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Even Dr. Seuss agrees!
Mike
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Imma just leave this here for anyone not already driven mad by English language.
http://ncf.idallen.com/english.html
Then run and hide.
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I'm an American. I'm also A Washingtonian, and a Seattlite. I'm mad by default, and I think I like it. The Language is just a bonus...
This story was beautiful in so many ways and on so many levels. I absolutely love the dynamic between Rarity and Pinkie, I thought their characterizations were spot-on, and I'm a sucker for well-executed alliteration. Have a fave, and this is most definitely going in my Group!
I'm not sure I've ever particularly cared for Pinky in a story, and I can't even remember the last time I saw her in a slice of life. But this.... this I like. Good job.
Nice subversion of expectations for a sweet fic.
"Pinkie Pie?"
"Pinkie Pie."
That's not fair; the Feghoot Festival was supposed to be over!
In any case, brilliant bit of friendshipping and fun with English, though we never do get to see Rarity take the offered opportunity to take off her mask. It's a lovely piece, but it feels incomplete without a Whinnesotan accent finding its way past immaculate lips.
Regardless, thankyou for this.
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As science-fiction reviewer James Nicoll famously put it, "The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."
Unfortunately, the deadline for the Feghoot contest was before the final day of the Writeoff I wrote this story for so I couldn't enter it. But I could still have Rarity give us a "Don't'cha know" in the last line, I suppose...
Mike
Was this story a character study or just a means of expressing your contempt for phonetical oddities in the English language?
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Add "a lion":
To "contempt," and you get "contemplation." That's pretty much what this story was about.
Mike