The Great Changeling Shipping Experiment

by Dusky Flower

Pinkie Pie: Logging In

Pinkie Pie had already deciphered the strange goggle instructions, and was wearing a pink-and-blue bodysuit. Her eyes glowed, and she began to fade into the virtual world.

For a brief moment, she raised her legs up, and pretended she was on a roller coaster.

Pinkie giggled, and she shouted one last thing as she faded into virtual reality.

"Wheeeeee..."

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She appeared in Sugarcube Corner, and a pink portal was hovering serenely, as if waiting for her.

WELCOME PLAYER-

Pinkie Pie bent her knees for a brief second, then launched herself headfirst into the portal.

The portal began rapidly flickering, and then it turned into a pony made of cake.

The cake-pony grinned at Pinkie Pie, and unfurled its wings. It then began to fly around the room in circles.

"Hi! Hi! Hi!" it said.

Pinkie grinned. "Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie! What's your name?"

"I know who you are, silly filly! I'm Cakeamina! You can call me Cakey!"

Pinkie wrapped one of her hooves around Cakey's midsection, and pulled her out the door.

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Pinkie and Cakey were having a wonderful time bouncing around in the park. Pinkie was currently going through all her jokes, which Cakey found hilarious... even the terrible ones.

"And then I said, to get to the other side!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Pinkie's head spun around, and her eyes locked onto a new pony.

"Hi what's your name I'm Pinkie Pie do you like parties?"

The light blue unicorn mare seemed rather overwhelmed, and she took a moment to pull her dark blue mane back into order.

"Er, I'm Dreamer. I... I've never been to a party."

Pinkie gasped and propelled herself into the air.

"You've never been to a party? Like, never never? This is terrible! Come on Dreamer! We've got to get you an emergency party! Stat!"

And with that, she began dragging the helpless mare towards Sugarcube Corner.

Comments

[Dusky Flower]

1765467

...Okay, given that I have no clue what Brave New World is and have never watched the Matrix...

[Causal Quill]

1765932

Brave New World is definitely worth reading. I'd say it's a classic, but most things called classics are interminable and pedantic. Brave New World is occasionally hard to follow, but never boring. It's one of the most famous novels of the Dystopian genre.

The Matrix is also a Dystopian story. The first movie is great. The second and third, not so much.

The reason why this story is being compared to dystopian ones is due to the 'false world' premise of full-immersion VR at this level of realism, especially given that the game is being run by "Crystal Chaos Studios". The fact that some of the players don't seem to understand what they're getting into isn't helping the impression. Dystopias always rely on illusions and falsity at some level, since nopony would consent to live in them if they understood the full scope of what was going on.

[Dusky Flower]

1766055

It isn't really a dystopia.

More like a shiptopia.

Or something.

[Tachyon Xenophile]

1766055 Also, in Brave New World, "Everyone belongs to everyone else" in romance terms, and The Matrix is about a simulation, I believe.

[Causal Quill]

1766081

It seems to me like that's going to be up to Chrysalis Crystal Chaos Studios. Given the lack of a Dark tag, her changelings are presumably not going to be treating their matched ponies like beverages, so I suppose that's a point against the dystopian angle.

I half-wonder if Chrysalis is going to end up drawn into her own game as a contestant. I half-wonder a lot of things about what's going to happen. Oh the suspense! No pressure!

1766086

That makes the reference better, and I think you've upgraded me from 'optimistic' to 'hyped'.

[Jirodyne]

1765805
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[Luigilewis889]

Wait... What? I don't even... There's somthing going on here. I'm sure of it. I just don't know what it is.

Still, following to see where it goes.

[.Tzeentch.]

pony made out of cake... id eat that

[Perteks]

Interesting idea but very short chapters ruin it.
Anyway get a prereader for this

[Dusky Flower]

1768619

The logging chapters will all be short. They will get much longer when the Love Dodecahedrons start up.

Is this why I need a prereader? Or is that something else?

[Perteks]

1768729
Maybe not prereader but you have some minor bugs, just check before posting. Example:
"Pinkie wrapped one of her hooves around Cakey's midsection, and pulled her out the door.

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[Dusky Flower]

1768798

Woops. I gotta fix that.