It's not often a literal toss of a coin can decide the course of your entire life. Rarity's work is interrupted by the memory of just such an event in her own.
Also stars Rarity's parents, Hondo Flanks and Cookie Crumbles.
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So she was Honey Biscuit and now she is Rarity Belle?
Besides that, this is a sweet little one shot. And it ties in nicely with how Rarity is so intune with generosity.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks much!
Rarity doesn't officially have more than one word in her name ("Belle" is just part of Sweetie Belle's name, though some fans interpolate it as a family name.) And it seems a little odd that Rarity's parents would have given her such a distinctive one-word name, since it almost feels like a designer or "brand" name that Rarity adopted early on in her career. So, for story purposes, I assume that's the case.
Wow. Now this was a beautiful story, and a rather wonderful origin for Rarity. Though it kinda makes me wonder if any of the other Bearers know about "Honey Biscuit"...and how hilarious it would be if anyone heard her parents calling her that. :P
Oh, this is adorable. Rarity as a chosen (not given) name is a wholesome headcanon. Reminds me of Krickis's lovely one shot worth every bit of the read https://www.fimfiction.net/story/350596/side-by-side which you just made me reread in full and totes worth it
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They'd probably assume it was just a term of endearment
This was a very interesting origin story of Rarity and basically how generosity got her this far of helping one person in need that's actually really cool keep up the good work
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There's a reason Rarity steers clear of the cookie aisle when she goes shopping...
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Hmmm. I like to think that Hondo did make it to the pros and played well his first few games. Then in the middle of his rookie season, he suffers a career-ending injury and his "friends" and groupies disappear. Being forced to reevaluate what's really important and what really might bring him lasting happiness, he passes through Ponyville and meets Cookie, who doesn't seem to care that he "could have been" a hoofball star and doesn't mind what many would find an overly humble lifestyle...
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Back in Season One she would sometimes call herself "Rarity the Unicorn." That may have been just an affectation, though. There was an odd sort of unicorn pride going on in Season One, like when Snips and Snails got all excited for Trixie, but that's another story.
>that Author's Note
That was the single shippiest scene in the show's run, at least for as long as I watched it, like even more than the free-falling scene from "The Secret of My Excess." I remember watching "The Crystal Empire" with my wife. When Applejack winked and Rarity cooed, we turned to each other and said, "Mmhmm. Somebody's getting laid tonight."
This is a beautiful origin story. It makes sense that Rarity would have changed her name both to suit her passion and also to honour the inspiration her benefactor gave her in her youth.
(Name changes seem to be a part of pony society: after all, Applesauce wasn’t born Applesauce, and how many parents would name their kid Stygian?)
Anyway, this was a lovely origin tale. Thank you for it.
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Many thanks! I wanted to write a Rarity story that wasn't just another romance, or Rarity's fussy nature getting the best of her, so it's great to hear it works for you. And I'd been kinda wondering how Rarity owned such a high-class shop even when she was still a filly in school (as shown in the flashback in Cutie Mark Chronicles), so this seemed a reasonable explanation. And as I realized while writing this, even something as seemingly mundane as paper pony dolls can be a valid pastime, if it's just the right medium for expressing one's creative energies.
Toss a coin to a stranger, o Hondo of plenty.
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But the girl he'd kinda overlooked, the very much down-to-earth baker girl selling treats to the audience from her little kiosk is the one who stands by his side and gives him her finest cookie and it's the best damn cookie he's ever had, and then they fall in love and build a family to a cheesy 90's pop montage.
This was a lovely story, and your writing style really engaged me throughout, especially at the matron's introduction.
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Thanks! I was a little concerned readers might complain about not knowing her name, but I ultimately decided it's an important component of the story. The best kind of generosity is that which is given without expectation of return or recognition. "Let not your left hoof know..." and so forth.
AAAEWWWWWWW, this was amazing. It was so cute and fits Rarity perfectly. Rarity original mane brings honey cookie is also a really cool idea that I don’t think I’ve seen before, makes complete sense considering her parents don’t seem to be the creative type.
Excellent work
This was adorable! Loved it!
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That's not just Rarity, though; half of the pony names we see in the show make little sense without seeing what they later turn out to be skilled at or have involved in their work.
There's Vinyl Scratch (the DJ), Tender Taps (the dancer), Mayor Mare (the mayor), Bulk Biceps (the weight lifter), Roseluck, Daisy, and Lily (the flower salesponies), Troubleshoes (the klutz), Shining Armor (the protector), Tree Hugger (the hippie), and dozens more examples.
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True, though none of those ponies has a sister with such a strong contrast in naming patterns, so it's possible to go with the flow and accept the show's implicit non-recognition of how unusually apt pony names generally are. (Because right after all the main characters being colorful equines, that's definitely right up there...)
Applejack and Fluttershy would be better examples, actually, since each of them has a one-word name and has at least one sibling having a two-word name. (Apple Bloom and Big Mac, and Zephyr Breeze, respectively.) Though here again, the names are at least similar enough in character to be reasonable given names. Rarity and Sweetie Belle seem (at least IMO) to be more distinct. But one could see it either way, I suppose. For the purpose of this story, I went with Rarity as Brand Name TM. Your mileage may vary...
Addendum: I wonder if it makes more sense if one counts syllables -- because then Ra-ri-ty and Swee-tie-Belle are much more comparable. Eh... I'm woolgathering. I'll shut up now...
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Personally, I'd say that Shining Armor (protector-based name, adjective + physical object name combo) and Twilight Sparkle (visual effect-based name, noun + verb name combo) are as different from each other as Rarity and Sweetie are.
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You could kinda make an argument for appearance - Shiny is the classic pure white stallion of destiny, and Twily has kind of a post-sunset color scheme.
But y'all are forgetting the absolute lock for name changes:
Chiffon Swirl, AKA, Mrs. Cup Cake.
Me, I have my own headcanon for Sweetie's name, but that's literally another story.
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I mean, Chiffon Swirk changed her name to follow Carrot Cake's, akin many cultures in real life (though with an associated first name change too since Chiffon Cake doesn't fit too well). Mr. and Mrs. Shy might have done the same, though Cadance/Armor, Quartz/Pie, Velvet/Light, and Whistles/Hothoof didn't.
The onky example we have of the other type of name change is possibly with Tempest Shadow, though she still considers Fizzlepop to be her real name, so it might just be considered a nickname, a disguise, or a title (though that doesn't mean at-will name changing never happens, of course).
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Actually, my headcanon there is that Tempest Shadow was trolling Pinkie by saying her name was Fizzlepop Berrytwist. I mean look at her reaction when Pinkie is so wildly overjoyed in response. It's like "Okay... what have I done? That didn't go as planned..."
But again, that's just me.
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Heh - while mine is that while she was surprised, it wasn't trolling, more that Fizzlepop is who she was - and might be again once she gets that emotional scar tissue out of the way - and Tempest is who she is now, as a warrior type in her armor (literal and figurativ).
But, again, different story.
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Possible, though I'm not sure Carrot Cake was necessarily his original name either. However, her casual reference to "back when I was Chiffon Swirl" would seem to indicate that name changes are fairly commonplace - using a name reference to point to a time in your life.
All hypothetical of course. This being a destiny laden world, names might also be guided by your party planner's precognitive powers and ability to tap into the plans Harmony has for your coming child.
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Night Light, Twilight Velvet, TwilightTwinkle/Sparkle, and Shining Armor all have a light theme, much like how Applejack, Big Macintosh/Big Apple, Granny Smith, and Apple Bloom/Apple Seed all have an apple theme. Rarity's family is the odd one, I suspect, although the names for Rarity's parents were just fan creations. Everything about Rarity's family is strange, though, like why does Rarity have that Old Hollywood Mid-Atlantic accent and Sweetie Belle her SoCal accent while their parents sound like they are from Chicago? Or why is a whole unicorn family living in a small town just outside of Canterlot yet sounds nothing like the Canterlotians to whom we have been introduced?
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Putting aside their parents (since their names' canonicity to the show are questionable since AFAIK they're only in the cards), Rarity and Sweetie Belle are both appearance and beauty related names, so it's about the same level theme as Twilight's family.
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Maybe. The tough thing with them is that they were both Gen 3 characters, and they were not sisters in Gen 3.
By the way, I found the explanation for Rarity calling herself "Rarity the Unicorn." Pic related. Oh, and she's from "Unicornia."
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I also found the reason for Spike's crush on Rarity! Cathy Wiseluck provided G3 Rarity's voice. The crush was a bit of an in-joke about that. Whoa. That casts Spike's declaration in "Ticket Master" that he does not go in for "all that girly frou-frou nonsense" in a whole new light, given how relentlessly girly and frou-frou Gen 3 Rarity was.
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Cheesy 90s pop montages are very much in spirit with the MLP universe. The Hallmark ending of this episode would also involve Hondo as the new volunteer coach of the ragtag Ponyville Pop Warner-equivalent team.
Unrelatedly, I always thought Cookie Crumbles sounded more like a sundae topping.
Oh, this was a delight. Great demonstration of Rarity’s greatest virtue by those from whom she learned it. Thank you for it. Headcanon considered at the very least.
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Thanks back for reading, and glad you liked it! In a way, it's as much about Rarity's element as about Rarity herself, though I did try to have at least a little of the Fabulous Marshmallow's primmed-and-pressed, never-stressed personality in there as well...
Nice little story. I enjoyed that.
This was a nice story.