Ooh, you cheeky! What a cliffhanger!!!! XD

Another very entertaining chapter as always, and may each continue to be so!

Music for a message - a soft rendering of the Pink Panther (or the background version of it they play during its cartoon run) ...

Under the coconut tree, not like poor Tropical Octavia?

Ok, so genuine question here. I've been curious about this for a while. Have you considered creating a what-if scenario where instead of the royal sisters bringing 1 human, they brought 2? Who would that second human be, how would he or she interact with the main characters, and how would they affect the overall story?

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Give it time.

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I'm guessing you don't exactly have a clear vision on that scenario. Probably never gave it some thought.

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No worries though. I can wait.

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I do have a vision. I’m just avoiding spoilers.

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True!
Sorry it took so long to respond.

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I did originally have two candidates planned. Both being self inserts of good friends of mine where the plan fell through each time. I’ve salvaged that plan and know exactly where to take the story when the time comes.

The names of those two candidates have appeared in the story at some point no later than volume 2. Look for the scenes that mention a care package.

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Ok, now I'm excited. Definitely looking forward to that. Can't wait to see how the next human will interact with the other characters.

Ok, so I've been keeping track of how many relationships James has so far, such as Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Celestia, Novo, Rain Shine, Ember, Ocellus, and Smolder. That's a total of nine people. Not including Gilda and Celeano since their potential mates. From what I've learned in the story, James can only marry one mare legally, so Rarity and Rainbow Dash is not possible. Ember is probably ok since dragon courtship doesn't follow a traditional equine relationship, nor do I think it follows equestrian law. Celestia has thought of a loophole for marrying James so I think she's okay. Goodness knows what Novo is planning to marry James somehow. Much like Ember, Rain Shine is in the clear since she and her people live in the Empty Plains, which is isolated from most of equestria. Still not sure how it'll work for Smolder and Ocellus since James is already taken by Ember and it's unclear if marrying a changeling is even legal. I do hope you have something planned for all of these obstacles James and his mates will have to go through.

Why hasn't anyone replied?

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Want do you want them to say?

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Look, I'm genuinely curious of what everyone has to say about my statement.

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Then you’re going to have to be patient. Reader feedback is lower than its ever been and I don’t have an answer of why.

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Oh... alright

Just posting a general question here over something. Its been bugging me for some time now so:

DID HE FORGET HE CAN BE A STALLION WITH POISON JOKE?

Thus have little ones proper with creatures, or is there some story reason he hasnt thought of it?

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Perhaps he considers it too troublesome to bother after the first time around.

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I mean having a means to give a few of his mates a better chance at baring his young being the thought, heck letting the brainiacks and doctors look at his DNA what in that form might have better news? Just kinda feeling bad for him and the MANY lovely lady's that want his young.

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They might not be comfortable with him having to severely inconvenience himself just to do that. Would be awkward as hell to do so in a body he barely knows how to control anyway.

So, I wanna apologize for being a little too impatient. I hope I didn't sour the mood.

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If I may ask, what are your thoughts on the five royal romances James is currently involved in?

Well, if you're asking. When I first started reading this fanfic, I never had a clear grasp nor an understanding of the whole aspect of polyamory, so was I going into this pretty much blind. And after seeing how these romances have developed throughout the story and just the way that these characters are written is honestly mind-blowing to me, especially in a MLP fanfiction. Like I said before, you take this type of romance very seriously and I can tell that you're doing a fantastic job.

You've managed to make these characters more interesting, gave them different quirks and personalities to work around, and the main character forming a special bond with them, understanding and even helping them overcome their own internal struggles in their own unique way. That alone is already a very difficult writing element to master and this is coming from fanfiction of all places.

Overall, I just can't help but show mutual respect for how incredible your writing is. I found myself loving these characters and I genuinely want to see how they will make their relationships work in the end. I can only hope that they will have a bright future. Anyway, I hope that answers your question.

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Don’t worry. They will.

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Ayyooo!? Since when was this drawn!?

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Fairly recently.

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Although I was specifically asking about James and his royal love interests. Namely Celestia, Novo, Ember, Rain Shine, and Nightmare Moon.

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Ok, that one's my bad. I guess I forgot to include their names as well. And yes, I was referring to the 5 royals in my previous statement, in case you were wondering.

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Although I've been meaning to ask. Are we ever going to get an illustration of Gladesong? I would love to see how she would look.

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Right here.

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I'm liking what I'm seeing here, although I was expecting to see her as a filly but this is still a really nice drawing.

2 things holy shit so much to read also who the heck is randomly disliking comments?

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Same here.

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It’s a mystery that may never be solved, depending on the lengths one is willing to go for answers. Curiosity got the better of me once and I asked the site mods for answers, but they were very unwilling to reveal that information to the point of responding with unprofessional open hostility. At this point, the only effective means of learning who the disliking lurker is would be to hack into one of the moderator accounts and use the heightened privileges attached to it to examine each comment to see which vote belongs to which account.

I do not possess the skills necessary to do so and I’m not vindictive enough to train myself in learning how to perform petty hacking, so you and anyone else wanting to know who’s doing it is on your own.

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a fatherless virgin? a person with too much free time? maybe even just a normal person, who knows? what we do know is they have poor taste or are jealous

Quick question. If the story takes place after season 2 but before season 3, does that mean james' 2 years of living in equestria was basically the progression of season 3? And if so, are we going to see the Crystal Empire very soon? I'd like to see how this will effect the narrative.

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No. The events of season 3 are delayed or end up happening in anachronistic order.

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And I'm guessing the Crystal Empire will appear in the sequel instead.

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Yes.

Ok...
I know this is a really REALLY dumb request but...
Here me out, ok?

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Yes?

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[Re-Edit]
Have you ever considered doing an anime reference in a future chapter? Like you've made chapters that are centered around video games that James have seemingly played during his youthful years. But what about an anime show?

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No. I’m trying to avoid anime tropes like the plague.

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That was meant to be a joke. Don't take it too seriously.

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I take all aspects of my writing seriously.

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That's cool. But I mentioned "reference". It doesn't need to be the main focus of a future chapter, if that's what you're saying.