So. Here I go with the experiment, the crazy, crazy experiment. I have no idea where it'll go, I have no idea why I did it, and I have no idea what will happen when people read it...

You see, the whole "human in equestria" thing is something I generaly avoid (apart from Arrow 18, which is awesome). And clop? Like frozen yoghurt, it's not something I usually enjoy, except that one time in South America... Yet somehow I've ended up writing this collection of ideas, based on HiE and clop (I can't write that stuff to save my life, so be thankful I'm not including any here), and... and I think I might be crazy.

Image: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/shrug_Twilight_Sparkle.png

Dis gon' be good!

Well this is interesting, someone decided to add to Xenophilia. I was wondering when a side story would appear. Maybe the author can help you with some of the world building.

>>14866491486649

Sounds pretty interesting to me.

Maybe a HIE story that will not receive a lot of hate.

This is gonna be good

Against my better judgement I'm gonna take a look at this later.

All I'm saying is this better be good if it's going to be a continuation of Xenophilia. I'll be majorly pissed it isn't.

>>14906671490667

Tell me if it's worth my time, okay?

I'm interested as well, but I've got lectures in half an hour and have had a grand total of 3 hours sleeps

Image: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/misc_Lyra_cry.png

>>14906671490667 Not to boast but AnonAuthor seems to like it. Oh wait that is boasting...

I would be surprised if it appealed to the entire audience of Xenophilia. It's a very different sort of fic, more about the sociological aspects than anything else. Also Twilight writing academic papers.

Will track for a while. Seems promising.

Glint Eastwither, The Everfree Forest and why every bloody thing turns up there

I Rofl'd

Other than that this is a very neat Fic you have come up with, tracked and a thumb

[2] Glint Eastwither, The Everfree Forest and why every bloody thing turns up there (Canterlot University Press, 1188)

INSTA-TRACKED.

This is a delicate situation, which I am sure you and your friends shall handle with same tact and sensitivity that I and my sister would surely display.

Princess Celestia

To our Friend, Twilight Sparkle,

We wish to enter this ‘pool’ of which you spoke, with an opening wager of ten bits on successful consummation within a month.

Cordially,

Princess Luna

archonix, you're a cool guy

These letters sound great! I wonder what the next few letters are gonna be like?

Perhaps we'll see a whole series of side stories from other authors generated from Xenophilia?

A fictive story, something which by nature is meant to render the familiar strange and the strange familiar. All in the form of a textbook? You good sir are a wonderful, wonderful writer, and I applaud you for the endeavour.

EDIT: The video I tried posting was being fickle. It was the "Fucking Genius" Video.

>>14906671490667

I personally think it's quite good.  It's different, and I enjoy the academic, scholarly tone, and I like the way he's going to be switching styles for the different chapters.  (I've seen some other chapters that you folks haven't)  I obviously can't speak for anyone but myself, but I like both the concept and the execution, and I love that cover picture.  Love. It.

>>14919561491956

I know, isn't it a fascinating approach?  I was quite enthusiastic about it when archonix contacted me, and my enthusiasm hasn't diminished.  I hope it will be as well-received as its predecessor.

As someone who's not a particular fan of clop, but absolutely LOVED Xenophilia, this is pretty damn good! And as a student of biological sciences, I'm loving the academic theme, especially attemtping to explain interspecies social relationships and interactions.

dis gun b gud

>>14913241491324

Yes that is boasting you magnificent bastard. I like the scholarly way it's going about the whole relationship but I'm wondering if it's going to be told entirely as a series of missives to and from Twilight Sparkle or will this alternate between things like the academic paper, the letters and possibly interviews? Also, is that Lyra we see as the third member?

>>14913071491307

Took a look at it last night and I'll admit I was intruigued.  While I feel it deserves a watch at the moment, I don't know if I'm going to favourite it just yet.

>>14920341492034

I have a serious fondness for Xenophilia as you've probably guessed over the events that happened yesterday and the last thing I would want is somebody coming along and somehow taking away from that story by having something less good attached to it. But if you're all for it, then I've got nothing to complain about other than to see how this new chapter progresses.

>>14922941492294 Oh, no pressure then?

Yes, that is Lyra.

Image: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/misc_Lyra_dealwithit.png

I know I won't be as good. One of the reasons I went for this different style (or collection of styles, really) is because my prose style is very different to Xenophilia, so I figured if I was going to be different, I might as well go the whole hog. I make no promises, I just want to try.

>>14920341492034 Oh you!

>>14919341491934 I know that AnonponyDASHIE is working on side-stories, and I'm seriously looking forward to them. No idea what they'll be (and I do worry I'm treading on his toes an awful lot with my ideas here) but they're bound to be interesting.

>>14922941492294

Did something happen yesterday?  You can PM me with a response, so we don't hijack the comments here.

As for what you said to archonix... I think you'll be pleased.

>>14924001492400

No pressure at all. I'll just be here sharpening my tongue and waiting for you to slip up before leaping for your jugular. Mwahahahahahaha!

But in all seriousness, so far it warrants a watch and I'm all up for the inclusion of Lyra although I'm wondering if you're going to be treating her as the humanophile with a fascination for hands that seems to have taken over the fandom.

>>14924031492403

It was something I brought to AnonponyDASHIE's attention that some hack had literally plagarised almost one whole chapter of Xenophilia in the most obvious way. There's more about this on my blog if you want to check it out including text capture. He's taken the chapters down now and he was reported for it but I and others were a little incensed that this happened.

Image: http://i.imgur.com/ViY7j.gif

Seriously in what little there is looks great tracking.

>>14926611492661 Oh absolutely not. Though she wasn't in it much I rather like the hinted character she had in Xenophilia. She's a bit of a free spirit and a bit of a mystic, but very firmly bedded in reality. She could easily be a cynic, but it seems rather too depressing and she'd prefer to enjoy her life.

If anyone has an obsession with Lero's hands it'll be Rainbow Dash. For some reason.  

A Xenophilia tie in? Must read!

*scrolls along through the featured list*  Hmm... angst, angst, emo, angst, grimdark (x5,000), DBZ in Equestria (Ooo!  Watched and favorited!), Xenophile... xeno...

HOT DAMN!!  

*reads*  Heeeyyyyyy, you tricked me into reading smart stuff!  

>>14935981493598

Image: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/misc_Lyra_dealwithit.png

Interesting.

(*reads first chapter*) Not bad, I like the scholarly approach.

(*reads second chapter*) Okay, kinda cute.

Okay, thumbs up and going in the favourites.

If you ever want any help, just ask. I loved the world this is building on, I love world building, and I'm a pretty good editor.

Also, this is turning out very nicely.

i like

you get a pony

Image: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m57zqxwxR71r0txg6o1_1280.gif

I like Luna being a bit looser than your average Princess.

Moment she hears about a romance bet? "Ten bucks they're in bed by the end of the month."

Tracking progress.

Well I was warned of a flood, and there it is... thanks everyone! Here's another bit to be going along with. After this I think I'll be posting one or two chapters once a week to be sure I don't run out of material.

And now you see how I'll be switching styles around.

And now for something different. Lyra is the wise mare on the hill that decided to come back down because it was boring.

Will Rainbow have an entry?

The subtext of Celestia's first response; the "In other circumstances..." line, specifically, is just priceless. There's just no way Twilight would pick up on it, either.

How can there be a spread for the betting? Is there some kind of Rainbow vs. Leroy point-scoring?

what thats it i waited 5 whole minutes for this little bit i demand more.... that is if you want to

This story certainly deserves the Feature Box, and I hope to see it up there soon

If only I could give it more thumbs up and favorites, but I'll just have to live with being the first

>>14940671494067 First and most honoured, my good man. Or woman. Or horse.

... cat?

>>14940011494001

Twilight presumably worked out a system of points based on who acted first and how long they took to do it. Possibly also the day, time, location, relative position to one another, emotional state and elevation... she's rather thorough, non?

>>14940981494098

hehe, I love my avatar, I've had it since long before ponies, but it works rather well here too.  It's too bad that the avatars don't really work with .gif or you'd get to see it lick the 4th wall

Well this appears to be relevant to my interests! Faved for later.

I'll be watching this.

"M.Frnd"

Huh. Not only was Twilight studying friendship, she got a Master's in it.

In any case, always happy to see something building upon the best world-building I've ever seen in a clopfic. Tracked, up-thumbed, and looking forward to more. Especially if Lero gets a chapter or two.

Pretty good! Definitely not gonna have as many feels as the original, but the direction you are taking is very relevant in the context of the story.

Although methinks Twilight may be a bit biased...

Congrats on the Feature!

Well here's to you and good luck I'm going to be watching this

very cute

This looks like a good start to a wonderful story.

As much as I loved "Xeno." I'm reasonably certain that I will enjoy this just as much.

Oh Lyra, stop overthinking reality!  One would think you'd been cursed by Nightmare Moon to have nopony remember you and to engage on a possibly hopeless quest to solve a mystical musical mystery before you forget who you are and become a broken moaning spirit locked in chains for all eternity!

Sheesh!  Such a drama princess!  

I wondered when stuff like this would appear. Good work so far, I expect great things to happen! Geronimo!

You're doing a great job.

This is beautifully written, rivaling that of the two Anon's in quality. The book format is especially unique. I can't wait to see where this goes.

Twilight is best bookie.

So just out of curiosity, who is the second unicorn in the cover image? Is it Lyra? Did she end up joining Lero's herd?

I'm so bloody excited right now! Keep up the good work Mr./Mrs./Ms./It/That/Thing/Animal Person!

I love it!

KEEP WRITING!

What are the Degrees Twilight has? Also, yay! A Xenophillia tie in! Duly tracked.

a xenophila based story???! Instafaved and upvote I think I'll really enjoy this  cuz i absolutly loved the world building in xenophilia :D now to dive in on the chapters :D

>>14949161494916

I think they expand out as

Masters Degree, Friendship

Masters Degree, Sorcery

Doctorate Thaumotology

>>14950001495000

I choose to interpret it as Magister of Friendship, Magister of Scrying, Doctor of Thaumaturgy, myself.  Just because I like the word "Magister."

>>14915351491535

Yeah, that quote caught my eye as well.  It always seemed to be a common thing among us. ^^;

As someone who loved Xenophilia from day 1, I had to give this a shot and it did not disappoint one bit. I was always curious about the other points of view in the story. In other words, what was their story during the entire ordeal. It looks like this fic will answer that. Definitely tracking.

Getting off topic a bit, we have seen the human man x Equestrian mare romance many times and the original Xenophilia really helped to see it in a different light. Something I often think about though is the reverse scenario: human woman x Equestrian stallion. Now that Lero has introduced the pony race to a new species, and successfully integrated into their society, I've begun to wonder: how would a human woman and an Equestrian stallion go about a relationship?

Aaaaand, I'm hooked.

This is beginning to look like another version of "The Memoirs of a Reality Jumper." I think I'll take a look at the full story sometime later.  Right now it reminds me of the Applejack's Diary sidestories and my idea of reading those short stories first to get a good idea on what the main story is about and before deciding to read it.

Okay you got my fave.

Anyway is it kind of ironic that I'm watching a Walkthough of Persona 4 right now and what the third chapter is stating here is pretty much the main theme of this entire game? ^^;

I find it hilarious what luna did xD its cool she isn't uptight at all and while reading this I SO wanna cross refrence these letters with the actual story xenophilia xD

...go on.

Well, I just finished reading the story to this point, and I have to say I'm impressed! I like the overall layout, from the introduction, to Luna's background shenanigans. I followed AnonponyDASHIE's story from the moment I discovered it, and I'm getting the feeling that this story will help expand their universe even farther. Take my Fav and Like! You deserve it!

Image: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/misc_Lyra.png

looks like I'll finally get my Lyra fix...woooo

:0)

You put a quote source in the quote source??? How in the hay does that work???

Is it common for scholars to note their herd membership like that? It seems wrong. ("Of course it seems wrong, it's a different society, that's kind of the point of the story!" Yes, I know, but it's weird in a different way, beyond that.)

I love this though, I think you should take the foot notes and put them in their own chapter with links (as in the story: Whom the Princesses Would Destroy...) as it is now it breaks the flow.

As someone who adored Xenophilia, I'm going to be faving this hard enough to break my mouse.

I think Lyra's full name is Miss Lyra Miyagi Heartstrings. (Moustache to those who get that reference )

Xenophillia sequel?  Worth faving on that alone.

Oh, Luna... Luna, Luna, Luna. Gambling? Tsk... I am disappointed in you, Princess.

>>14947781494778 Oh, get out of here...!

>>14866491486649

You see, the whole "human in equestria" thing is something I generaly avoid (apart from Arrow 18, which is awesome). And clop? Like frozen yoghurt, it's not something I usually enjoy, except that one time in South America... Yet somehow I've ended up writing this collection of ideas, based on HiE and clop (I can't write that stuff to save my life, so be thankful I'm not including any here),

Believe me, I am thankful you're not planning to include any "intimate details..."   It astonishes me that there would be fans of MLP who wouldn't see human-on-pony coupling as bestiality (which, if it were on Earth or Equestria were real, it would be).  

Other than this, however, your premise looks interesting, especially the promised recipes.  Alfalfa-sprout, oat, and apple ingredients, perchance?

Great work.  I loved the world building in Xenophilia, and this is looking like it will be even more of that interspersed with interesting anecdotes so I am very much looking forwards to seeing more of this.

Also, did Lyra wind up in the herd before this was published?  It seemed obvious she was going to and the fact that she has pieces in this would seem to indicate that, but I figured I should check.

>>14950001495000

Thanks mate, I had no idea what frnd was and I thought scry was scrying. I immediately thought she was spying on someone.

>>14960761496076

It's an outside context problem. Rainbow Dash is to a normal pony as you are to a chimpanzee. Bestiality doesn't involve two thinking, consenting adults. Obviously, xenophilia doesn't exist yet. There's really no real life similarities, so it comes off on the wrong vibe to a lot of people.

Lyra, yay!

[2] Glint Eastwither, The Everfree Forest and why every bloody thing turns up there (Canterlot University Press, 1188)

I want to read that one!

Anyway, this was a very solid start and I'll be tracking!

This sounds pretty darn good man!

>>14960761496076 How is pony-on-human any different from Captain Kirk banging a green alien chick, or Spock's mother being human? To name the first exemple that comes to mind. You just have bipede bias!

Though honestly the whole 'sentient being on human' thing (or Xenophilia I guess) is not something you usually enjoy on the first contact, and there is nothing wrong with not liking it EVER, but to call it outright beastiality just feels wrong to me. Plus it would be fairly demeaning if the ponies (the ones we are concerned about here) were real.

>>14958291495829 I'm more dissapointed Celestia didn't partake in the pool! Maybe Luna could have won bragging rights.

>>14962731496273>>14963921496392 Let's just say I don't believe interspecies coupling is morally right, and leave it there... *sigh*

As I said before, though, I do look forward to the rest of Twi's "report," especially the recipes!

Lyra the wise!

Oh Lyra, your words speak to us humans too. I think humans don't know themselves very well either.

Great story so far. Question though... Are you studying anthropology or some other such science? That scientific stuff was pretty accurate.

This looks like its going to be alot of fun, I've enjoyed everything so far, the letters were amusing and Lyra's part was nicely done ^^; all in all I look forward to more of this

>>14951441495144 Now that's an experiment worth, um, experimenting with.

>>14964951496495 No. I studied some media-studies-related things when I did my Masters so I picked up a lot of the language but most of my knowledge comes from what I've read in my spare time - so it should be taken with a few pinches of salt.

>>14944831494483 What you did there. I see it.

Image: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/misc_Lyra_dealwithit.png

>>14948051494805  >>14960891496089 Yes. Lyra gets everywhere.

>>14960761496076 Chestnuts. I do love chestnuts.

It will be glorious! And I thought we were gonna be out of Xenophilia forever. You make me happy.

This is a great, great idea and based on the outstanding opening you give us here, I have high hopes that you'll continue to do justice to it.

>>14939361493936 but thats a changeling not a pony

>>14973161497316

(it what i say to people i give image to )

Any story based on Xenophilia [NSFW] should be read instantly, hoping that it will manage to come close to the excellence of the original. This one is close enough :).

MOAR!!! (+Fav, +Thumbs up, +Watch).

>>14960761496076

On Earth it would be, definitely

If Equestria were real... it wouldn't. Isn't it the whole point of the title? Equestrian ponies are an intelligent species . Despite the hooves, it wouldn't be any more bestiality than Aragorn marrying Arwen.

>>14976821497682 Or Spike longing after Rarity I don't think it's worth making an issue out of anyone's opinions on the subject though, as long as they're enjoying the story.

>>14976821497682 I'm sure people of CERTAIN IDEOLOGY would beg to differ, and would be pushing for a Species Purity Act from the getgo.

So! I haven't read Xenophilia, but am I to understand Lero is in a polygamous relationship?

>>14977381497738 Demmycrats?

Yes, he's in a polygamous relationship. In Xenophilia's continuity that's the norm due to the huge gender imbalance (I think it was something like 10:1) and Lero had a hard time adapting to it for a little while.

>>14977381497738 Yes

I'm sure people of CERTAIN IDEOLOGY would beg to differ, and would be pushing for a Species Purity Act from the getgo.

Also Lero's herd got into trouble with some ponies having problem with a human relationship.

...what is the 4th footnote refering to?