First chapter of Side Projects. The rest of the interview from Project: Sunflower.

It gives a little detail on what's been going on in the background (Paul Velchiek, for example) and serves to recap the series itself. I thought this might be a good place to start.

Next chapter titles are currently as follows but are subject to change:

Erin the Human

Down on the Farm

Red Apples

OH cool i have been waiting for this

edit: also FIRST!!

I kinda want to see the Mane Six get their hooves on Velchiek and show him what happens to anyone who messes with their friends.

Awesome, tracking the hay out of this!

...

"Yeah. The ponies get weak, here, unless they wear these special magic-storing torcs.... um, a kind of necklace, basically. They can draw on that for their magic. But I can't help thinking that it would be dangerous for a pegasus to try that here. If she ran out of juice while pushing clouds around... that's a long way to fall without magic."

Should... should you really be revealing this rather large weakness of the ponies on a worldwide broadcast, Erin? There are still going to be earth-firster nutjobs and other creeps out there looking to cause problems.

YYESSS!!

...soryy.. I'm just excited! Looking forward to reading this!

GLEEEEEEEEE!

I love the ending to your story and everything. But I have to admit whenever I'm reminded that the Ascent labs can turn back aging, I can only think of humankind spreading like some sort of unstoppable plague across the multi-verse.

Though I imagine another world war or two would probably 'thin the herd' a bit.

Edit: Also we need a story of a pony going human. Love turning the "Human goes to Equestria, becomes a pony," on it's head.

Good interview story! It will be good to hear outside characters (humans visiting Equestria, ponies visiting Earth) and how they end up interacting.

Excellent. I will track this.

This shall be featured.  I declare it, and so it shall be.

Also, first?  That never happens.

>>14427551442755 Eh, let's not demonize him too too much. He did wrong things but not for evil reasons. Much like Malachite.

Why do you keep posting your stories at midnight!? Where do you live?

Anyway, yay side stories. Time for some extra world building.

All of my yes......all of them. -favorite, liked, and will stalk this thing no matter where it goes....even into the bathroom- *w*

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ONE OF THE BEST FANFICS EVER JUST HAD A MIDQUAL!

Keep up the good work I am always watching from the shadows

Also this has already made the feature box man! Congratulations!

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>>14428571442857 What he said.

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Ha ha! upvoted and Favorited before i even read the chapter and you did not disappoint.  Eagerly waiting for more!

All of my happiness overflows.

Dear Celestia, you write fast!

Crazy excited that you've already begun on the side projects, and I'm now watching you like a Stalkerloo. Be wary...

They reviewed their talk show choices well. Way to go, Harmonics Staff!

Speaking of the First Earth Group, I bet they're ecstatic that the world has been saved. Some of them are probably going to join programs to fix the damaged parts of the Earth. (There have been programs like that in the past such as the one for Mt. Saint Helens. You could look that up for a bit research on how to restore pieces of land.)

Ha ha ha, "relieved?" I'm surprised he's even allowed to go on Talk Shows considering that he should be in jail for violating a US Citizen's rights.

Since this is the future, I'm sure that the trend of cultural sensitivity has still been going on strong. (People tend to work together when there's one active and visible threat that goes against them all.) Remember, innercultural communication is important!

Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be watching this story just as much as I watched the first one.

>>14428721442872

Lyra is on staff at the Ascent office, so...

I will sit here and watch. Please, don't stop on my account.

>>14431851443185 >>14431641443164

And so it came to pass Hoopy always found himself with a considerable amount of company anywhere he went.

The curse of a star.

Hehe. The last couple lines were good for a nice laugh.

>>14427961442796

Should... should you really be revealing this rather large weakness of the ponies on a worldwide broadcast, Erin? There are still going to be earth-firster nutjobs and other creeps out there looking to cause problems.

This is about the same thing that I thought when I read that passage...!  Just because the Tide is gone doesn't mean that sane security considerations are erased from the to-do list...!!

>>14427961442796 Well in her defense it isn't live but recorded, I'm sure the government of both Earth and Equestria would pick over it with a fine tooth comb to make sure some things are okay for being said.........so hopefully that big weakness bit is taken out. If not..........erm......well.......'In case of an emergency please put your head between your legs and...' "Kiss your bum goodbye."

>>14436851443685 You have a point, and she does have bad experiences with people trying to control what she says...

Great start to the side project. Can't wait to read one of the stories that I have no clue what it's all about.

>>14427961442796

Should... should you really be revealing this rather large weakness of the ponies on a worldwide broadcast, Erin? There are still going to be earth-firster nutjobs and other

It's not like it would remain a secret for very long. Two-way tourism is being planned, and visiting ponies would all have torcs. They'd talk about them and so would humans.

Also, the majority of the earth-first nutters have probably been mollified with the fact that Earth wasn't going to be abandoned to desolation.

>>14438441443844 I agree with everything you wrote except the last. If they were crazy enough to sabotage the Ark Ships then at least a few are going to stick around because they have nothing better to do.

Probably spout some nonsense about 'earth is for humans' and claim Malachite and Harmony were a hoax.

The hardest thing for a human being is to admit that not only were you wrong, but that what you have spent years of your life doing made no difference, had no meaning. Some people will kill rather than admit that, some people will refuse to move from their cabin on the side of an erupting volcano rather than bend - human determination is scary.

  "That’s a pretty big change for the world,” Susan said, nodding. “I keep forgetting about how much can change, now, with Ascent. But what about overpopulation?"

  "What about it?" Erin smiled in reply. "It's not going to happen. Harmonics is still running, and they're still looking for new worlds. There are bound to be other ones out there besides Equestria that can sustain human life. We just have to find them. And we have all the time we need, now."

I'm not entirely sure on this. I'm sure there'd be a GRAND majority of humans who would MUCH rather stay on Earth rather than Equestria. I don't know. It's strongly likely that overpopulization will be a thing, even if there are multiple worlds that can be traveled to, although that would help a slight bit with the high population.

Edit: I forgot to mention, SIDE PROJECTS ALREADY WOO !!!!!!

Having been a huge fan of the original, I have to say;

AWWW YES.

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Now for the decision, bed or fanfic...? Wait a sec, I have a smartphone!

>>14438771443877 Overpopulation is, largely, a relative sort of thing.  If you think it's too crowded on Earth, you can go elsewhere.  'Elbow room' has always been one of the many reasons people have moved to the frontiers.  It's also worth pointing out that pretty much everywhere as people get more affluent they have fewer kids.

>>14428721442872  Hopefully, yes.  You make it sound like a bad thing, though.

Of course, if it's an infinite multi-verse, eventually you'll run across something that's rather less pleasant than Equestria.

>>14427551442755

I'm more up for Celestia getting her hooves on him, whether or not Erin was born in Equestria she has become one of Celestia's little ponies.

Wonderful start my friend

I'm not too concerned about overpopulation. Once you have nanotechnology on the level of Project Ascent, lots of things become possible. They've even gotten to experience the gray goo scenario to a certain extent, so the reflexes to be properly careful with it should already be developed.

Dawww that last question

Oh she's going to get in so much shit for mentioning that ethics violation. Seriously who the hell let her have an interview without a minder present to stop her?

Yay! Starring, tracking, and liking the heck out of this! Can't wait for more, and I'm glad that Erin asked for the whole Malachite bit to be cut. She doesn't need everybody on Earth knowing that she was taken over and completely controlled by the being that saved their world.

May the Grace of the Valar Protect You

Shire Folk

I'm guessing from the upcoming chapter titles that Big Mac will feature in one of them? Poor guy getting the shock of his life that Sunflower was a human all along

I'll be following this with gusto.

  Twenty six?  Pfft.  That's nothing.  I know women who gave birth when they were forty.  It's not that uncommon.  And I would think the age range would be even more generous in the future.  Something tells me that was just a "bait" question on Susan's part.

Oh, and the idea that overpopulation wouldn't happen? I feel like just because we can find new worlds doesn't mean that we'd never run out of room... the idea of every human never actually dying of old age or sickness... that's actually kinda scary to me. I guess partly because I'm just thinking of our numbers growing, and growing, and growing, until we become an unstoppable tide and are able to take over any planet we so desire with no end to our numbers. Oh, and sense I feel like death is a natural part of life... well think about it, with the risk of death so greatly reduced what would that do to us? Personally I don't know... but it's a question that bears asking I think.

But on another note... HAPPY PANDA!! An excellent short story! There was a mistake I find though. It was simply hitting the "enter" key in the middle of a sentence... this sentence. Otherwise I'd say you're good.

  "Yes. But not for the reasons you might think. Never mind. It's personal." There was an awkward pause. "I'm sorry. Could

we cut that part out?"

Well, the good part about you updating/the mods approving at midnight is that by now, when I had time to read, it was already in the featured box, so I didn't have to look far to find it! XD Thanks for the chapter! I was wondering if this wasn't going to be one of the first chapters you were going to do! :3

Always look forward to more of your stories. Looks good so far.

Ah... darn this series and story! I can't stop re-reading it! I have homework dammit!

Suggestion though... perhaps we could hear the rest of Maggies conversation with Erin after Dr. V got deposed? or perhaps how his tampering was discovered? Both exciting scenes. Heck, it'd also be interesting to see the staff going over Erins video data: The Mane six did get popular for a reason, and It'd be cool to see the staff's reaction to the troubles Sunflower gets into, be it awesome or hilarious, like the job search. heck, even thier reactions to the magic and the cloud stuff: Erin focused on it, so they sure saw a lot of it.

"Well, thinks like studying magic, first of all." You mean things

"You know that something real, there." How about "something's (something is) real"?

"After all, there's still a Church of Elvis out there, and no one take that too seriously." No one takes

"Even if I study magic until I'm ninety, when I decide to have kids, why wouldn't I have them turn be back into a human woman who is young enough still have children?" This sentence is a little unclear to me. Could you reword it?

"There are also talking donkeys, zebra, griffons and the like." Make zebras plural.

I suspect that Paul Velchiek will be ostrazied from polite company now.

>>14428721442872 Yes! I want a story where Lyra goes human, too! Kinda like in that other famous story Anthropology.

>>14447241444724 I don't think Erin is going to get in trouble, it's Mr. Velchiek who's going to get in trouble! Erin did nothing wrong, she was just telling the truth. And it was only suggested that she not talk about it. They had no right to prevent her from talking about it.

Lastly, can you tell us what the progress is with Project: Sunflower and its submission to Equestria Daily? Like, what they've said in feedback regarding its improvements? Or have you not resubmitted it yet? Please keep us updated on how that's going, too! Those prereaders...

YAY NEW STORY!!!!

>>14455211445521 She got told to stay quiet about it, she just did what she does whenever someone tells her not to do something, she ignores it

>>14455211445521

Thanks for the corrections! I'll get that fixed up as soon as I get home from work.

Regarding the EqD, I've got the first 4 chapters re-written, and I'm going to post them tonight or tomorrow night, and I'm combing through the rest this week. I plan on re-submitting at the end of the week

>>14460641446064 Oh man. Now I have to re-read those chapters to see what you changed! Or you could tell me, or summarize...

>>14460331446033 I think the wrongs Velchiek committed are worse than what Erin did just now. She won't get in trouble for talking about it, and Dr. Velchiek will.

>>14460641446064 OH COME ON! I just finished re-reading the whole story on Thursday!

This is going to be VERY useful for the story I am planning...

>>14427551442755>>14433781443378

Velchiek should be standing trial for violations of human rights, kidnapping, industrial sabotage, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, conspiracy to commit sabotage.  Since this was a global effort to save humanity, he might be able to be charged with crimes against humanity (though I don't think they could make the charges stick)  It doesn't matter whether or not Erin was a US citizen, she was still legally a human, and had all the rights a human should normally have.

>>14428721442872>>14447961444796

Overpopulation is relative to the resources available.  Ascent opens up so many ways to use different resources.

I think you are underestimating how hard it is to conquer (or occupy) a planet.  We've had hundreds of thousands of years, and have only partially occupied this one.   It is most likely that habitable worlds will be discovered much faster than humanity grows.  In this story, the ratio is roughly 3*10^9 humans per world, assuming 9*10^9 humans.  Earth will almost certainly remain the most populated.

>>14460861446086

Just posted them. Basically, all I did was try to cut things down, trim it a little in order to address one point of concern from the pre-reader from EqD, which was "Takes too long to get to the ponies". Other than that, the criticisms were on the massive amount of psuedo-science I dropped from on high and some grammar errors, which I'm hoping I've resolved by now.

The basic story hasn't changed, it's just a couple thousand words shorter

>>14461361446136

Oops, sorry!

Nothing much changed, though. And I'm not planning on changing the story itself before submitting. Just basic house-cleaning stuff. No plot changes, no new story elements, nothing like that.

>>14462811446281

Hence why I never used the term 'overpopulation' but instead went for the 'disease/locust' metaphor.   I sure hope it's not an even split between worlds. Given how warlike our species is, 3 billion of us in Equestria would probably throw everything into a total hell. Though that would be an interest, if not dark, fic.

Also using scientific notion there is kind of...silly for the scale we're working with. You could have just said 'billion'.

I'm not sure what you were trying to point out. We had x hundred thousand of years but on the new worlds we are starting with x hundreds of thousands of years worth of technological/knowledge growth as well. I'd be it'd be a fraction of the original time to completely dominate it.

>>14427461442746 But didn't Glee post the first comment.

Jeepers! I'm a furry! No wait, i'm not... Damn.

>>14464251446425

I don't think it'll be an even split between worlds either.

I used scientific notation because in most of Europe, one billion is 10^12.

To start with that technology, it either needs to be built local, or imported from earth, and the gates pose a physical restriction on what can be sent through in terms of size.  Building local takes (years) longer, but allows for more robust infrastructure.

>>14464031446403 Thank you! Well, like I said, I'm looking forward to when this finally shows up on EqD, so I can share the heck out of it again.

Oh look another conversion bureau story, thumbs down.

>>14460331446033

She's also Princess Celestia's favorite human, friend to the Elements of Harmony, and has already been traumatized by two different instances of being controlled. Censoring Erin is probably a bad idea, hence "suggestion" instead of "instruction".

>>14465031446503

Ah right, forgot the numbering scheme differences between different regions. Carry on.

The point is though that they're not going to have to start all over though. The buildings will still involve advanced materials, tooling will be mostly imported, especially if they get advanced enough in nano-metallurgy/small scale technology as the story implies. I would wager that it would take a fraction of a fraction of the amount of time it took our species to cover the globe. 10-20 generations tops.

With Sunflower the pony and Erin the human, the fun will never end- It's side projects time!

turn be back

(during the growing old/having kids answer)

(na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na) Dogman(!) has pointed out the rest of the typos (I think), so I will refrain.

"Um, well. Not really. Why would I? Even if I study magic until I'm ninety, when I decide to have kids, why wouldn't I have them turn be back into a human woman who is young enough still have children?"

"Turn be back"

Other than that: Yay sequel

So is it Red Apples or Down On the Farm that's going to involve Erin's big red stallion love interest?

I would love to see someone animate Project Sunflower (and, in extension, this story).

I'm trying to do a better job of keeping up with questions/comments that I historically have done. If I miss a question, feel free to let me know!

>>14427551442755

We'll find out more about what happens with Dr. V in a later chapter. Why he's on the talk show circuit, why he's not facing charges... and the fallout from Erin's statements on this interview.

>>14430601443060

Sorry about that. I do tend to do that, don't I? I'm in the US, in the Central time zone, you'd think I'd know better than to post that late. In this case, though, that just happened to be when the story got through moderation. I'd actually submitted it a day or two earlier.

>>14430541443054

It totally was, and I totally didn't expect it to be. You guys are awesome

>>14433781443378

I'm hoping that the knowledge that "We are not alone" will take the place of the Black Tide in promoting human cooperation and good will

>>14428721442872

I refuse to speculate at this time on the possibility of the humanification of any ponies.

>>14447961444796

Erin's optimistic about the overpopulation issue. Me, I'm not as sure. Most people like to stay where they're comfortable unless there's a good reason for them to move.

Still, between not needing to have kids in a relatively narrow window of life, and the new prosperity that Harmonics and Ascent promise, one can hope that people will have lower birth rates for a while.

>>14461361446136

The big chapter edits have been canceled, in favor of minor tweaks (adjusting descriptions and grammar) to make the story read better. Sorry for the confusion!

>>14461401446140

Oooh. Let me read it when it's out?

>>14465651446565

No, it's not a Conversion Bureau story, though it has a couple of similarities. If I remember TCB correctly, the only things it has in common, really, are humans becoming ponies (though it's only one so far) and a potentially world-ending threat back on Earth, though that threat has absolutely nothing to do with Equestria.

>>14473881447388

Hmm...

(that's the first time I've ever used the Big Mac emote )

>>14477581447758 Fair point about dem birth rates... at least in the places that have that kinda tec... still though, that kinda stuff makes me nervous! When humans get powerful in stories like dis... I get scared...

>>14477761447776

Oh, yeah, I can understand that. That's one reason I've tried to balance things out a little.

Ascent is being set up in Equestria, as well, so that non-humans will have access to that technology.

Humanity can make gateways, but Equestrians can stabilize and direct them, making them much more useful. Or, potentially, close access to them, should the need arise. Of course, that requires magic, and Earth doesn't have its own native magic field. But, luckily, the ponies have their magic jewelry, if needed

>>14477581447758

But the humans have to become ponies

>>14477581447758

This also seems like the humans are bastards route.

I do agree with  Dr. Velchiek, you gotta do anything to save the species.

And I mean anything.

You changed like 5 words? Now I have to go read and find all these minor changes! I mean by Luna's dirty socks, why would you do that? Just kidding man, I'm always looking for an excuse to re-read stuff

>>14478001447800

So basically, its possible for us to invaded them (but only as a last resort) but impossible for them to invade us?

>>14478801447880>>14479151447915

You should probably read more of the story before commenting on it.

Trust me. It is not what you seem to think it is.

>>14479441447944

Okay, you better not be lying

>>14479731447973

Oh, and by read more of the story, I meant read the original Project: Sunflower fic. This is just a side story to that one (and rather spoilerish at that)

Sorry, for some reason I mistakenly thought that this WAS the comment section of Project: Sunflower...

So, read Project: Sunflower first (link is in the description of this fic). It is a very good HiE fic that DOESN'T portray humans as complete and utter bastards, or ponies as a "superior species".

Finally, the "ponification" aspect is just for intelligence gathering by the humans.

>>14480141448014

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And now waiting for SunflowerxLucky shipping.

>>14478001447800 HUMANS MAKE ME NERVOUS!

>>14479371447937 I'm pretty sure humans CAN'T invade even if they wanted to... because the Vale that separates worlds could be closed at anytime by the Princesses.

>>14481231448123

Blitzkrieg!

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>>14484201448420

HIT IT WITH THE RAINBOW!

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D'aaaaw!  

> Like, if I tried to tell my pony friends that I wasn't from their world, it would put me in a coma. Which is what actually ended up happening.  

There needs to be a quote at the end of this sentence, since the next paragraph starts off with a different speaker.

>>14462811446281

I say "US Citizen," because, as you said, it might be hard to make a humanity charge stick.

>>14477581447758

Let's hope the IMF doesn't fund Equestria then.

Nah, I kid. Seeing as this is well into the future, it's possible that a lot of racial and cultural boundaries have been lifted around this time. At least, that's the reason you can use if anyone calls you out on that.

>>14438531443853

I agree with everything you wrote except the last. If they were crazy enough to sabotage the Ark Ships then at least a few are going to stick around because they have nothing better to do.

I said the majority, not the entirety. What I meant is that the majority (including ones who were even willing to sabotage escape vessels) would be satisfied now that not only is Earth saved, but that plans are underway to reverse damage done. There will still be xenophobes, but I'd think they'd be drowned out by everything else. After all, these are cute little intelligent ponies, not big slimy aliens. The bad publicity from hurting one would be unimaginable. You might as well kick a puppy in the face and post it on youtube.

And the ponies and humans will merge magical prowess with technological advancement for the betterment of both worlds. The more violent races of "pony world" (griffons, etc.) may even get along even better with the omnivorous humans. I imagine that what's to follow would be more gestures of mutual goodwill than xenophobia.

In all, interesting story. I gave TCB a shot after this and was appalled at all the human self-loathing, and will be following this and any spin-offs long before I will touch those.

>>14477581447758

Well she is a REAL fake pony now instead of a fake fake pony. So one can only assume she'll be affected by some of that pony 'biology', and the stallions might start looking a little more... interesting.

I wouldn't be surprised if she goes back on her word about those grandkids having hoofses.

I'm trying to think of a not totally messed up and sick joke about 'sunflower seeds' now but it's not working.

WHYARETHEREDISLIKES?WHY?TELLME!

ALSOITSUCKSSOHARDNOTTOUSETHESPACEBAR.

That ending was pretty adorable. I really didn't see that autograph part coming.

If the EQD people are saying it takes too long to get to the ponies, how about making the story start with the ponies? It would require completely overhauling the first several chapters, but it could work.

Like, the story starts with Applejack. One morning she's out walking through the back 40, checking the trees or whatever, when she finds a stranger staring at the apples and mumbling to herself about not stealing. This pony calls herself Sunflower, and seems kinda nervous.

So they become friends and Sunflower moves into the guesthouse. Right away Twilight notices the lack of magic thing, and the reader comes to believe that the name of the story is referring to Twilight's project to find out Sunflower's secret. Most scenes so far will be from the pov of the main 6 and others, but more and more scenes will be from Sunflower's pov. We the readers get a sense of her personality, but what we hear of her thoughts reveal only that she has a big secret, and she doesn't like lying to her friends.

Meanwhile, we get a small scene in each chapter about some kinda fog monster trapped in a cave. He finds a metal and plastic bug thing, and overhears a cryptic conversation between two people named Erin and Velchiek.

The princesses become aware of strange anomalies near ponyville. The Iron Pony contest happens and Sunflower gets possessed. After the chase through the Everfree and blasting Malachite, Celestia confronts Sunflower.

"You're not one of my little ponies. What are you?"

Sunflower says "I'll tell you everything. I'm a-" and BAM she just falls over.

The princesses operate and remove the override, and Sunflower wakes up and spills everything in a series of flashbacks.

At about this point, the story continues as it did before.

It would be a lot of effort, but I think it could work.

I mean you could, if you wanted...

But you don't have to. I mean if you have a better idea, you can go with that.

Those last few lines ~SQUEAL OF DELIGHT~

Sorry, but I JUST thought of a possible side story idea...

After the tide is destroyed, there is a line mentioning that Erin eventually returned to Ponyville... as a HUMAN. And that most of ponyville hadn't seen a human before, and that few made the connection between the pony sunflower and the visiting human.

Not to mention there's still the whole issue with Marigold and her filly...

interesting situation that I'm sad was passed over. I was waiting with baited breath for a scene where the Mane 6 saw Erin's birth form, and all thier thoughts and reactions to it.

WHY AREN"T I ON THIS WORLD! I mean, I can be any age, get rid of my genetic defects (let me tell you, they aren't fun.), and be a pony, or a bloody dragon if I want...CHANGELING! It would be so cool to be a changeling!

"Hmm.  must be hard to handle. I think I'd go crazy without being able to check in on my sites and statuses!"

As someone who just lost their Internet for the past three days, I completely understand this.

Yeoman, out

i recently finished reading project: sunflower and the only thing that bothered me was that i had a friend named Aaron Olsen, but then he moved to florida. phonetically the same, and it makes me think...

  I'd like to see more of how human culture reacts to the ponies, and how the ponies react in turn.  Luna would have quite a time browsing DeviantArt.

MOAR!

oh i know! make a chapter where they react to movies!

starting with How to train your dragon!

Oh i just love the world you have created! So many possibilities! Maybe i will finally try to start writing based on your world.

>>14427551442755 Under premis=mission of Hoopy, I'm writing that story. Surprizingly enough, I had the same idea, wrote it, then read the comments, and you were here! Guess great minds think alike!

But wait, I don't have a great mind!

Ermehgerd

-TDHOUT

>>14477581447758

Sorry about that. I do tend to do that, don't I? I'm in the US, in the Central time zone, you'd think I'd know better than to post that late. In this case, though, that just happened to be when the story got through moderation. I'd actually submitted it a day or two earlier.

Errrrmehgerd, errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmehgerd, YOU'RE IN THE SAME TIMEZONE AS ME!!!!!

*bursts with happiness*

(Wait, that means there's a chance that I know you...)

>>14506511450651

Erin has to choose between her grand kids having hoofses or hands?

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>>15603781560378

As  if she has a choice. They're gonna have hoofses.

Only question is if she'll "get Lucky" or move on to the Big Apple.