A chance encounter between Carrot Top and Rarity in the spa leads to what could be a very promising opportunity for the carrot farmer. In order to seize this chance, Carrot Top needs only to prepare some of her finest carrots for the fashionista, so that she may verify whether a celebrity friend will be willing to promote them. Carrot Top arrives to cook for Rarity, but though they begin with only business on their minds, as the evening progresses -- and the two ponies learn more about each other -- they find that they have far more in common than they thought.
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oh that is just adorable.
This was nice. An adorably sweet fic to be sure.
I like it!
One teeny tiny detail though... Carrot Top takes good care of her mane. Fancy hair product is her only luxury after all.
2105462: Tweaked to fix that line.
Glad you like it!
Aw...this was sweet...
Oh, this is adorable! I love the way you've written Rarity here, and you've shown the similarities between them really nicely. They are both artists, even if Carrot Top's art is a much more earthy one.
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^ what he said.
Its also nice to see Carrot Top with someone who can relate to her attention to detail.
wow haven't seen this ship in years! will read soon indeed xD
The background ponies don't get enough love, figuratively and otherwise, and I like what you've done with Carrot Top. Pairing her with Rarity was a bold move and probably what compelled me to read the story in the first place. I'm glad I did.
A ship I've never seen before, definitely worth the read. Beautifully written I enjoyed every second.
That was... sweet.
Overall pretty well thought out, enough so that I find it difficult to comment on much of anything. This might be the most serious minded and involved shipping I've seen out of this event, and as such it pretty much falls outside the purview of my typical interests. I'd like to say that you drew a very nice connection to how dedicated each is to their labor of choice, but arguably the same could be said of almost any pony when it comes to their special talents (though that they both go the extra mile not for their own gratification but because they feel to do otherwise would be selling the customer short, is a worthy note). Still, it seems good for what it was, so if anything my lack of greater interest could perhaps just be further proof that you did something right.
That said, while what you wrote is fine here outside of canon, I've got to agree with Fizzy -- CT is not AJ; they are both hardworking farmers, but that's pretty much where the similarity ends. Whereas the AJ is very much a rough and tumble keep it natural girl in how she carries herself, while CT is immaculately groomed, most notably in mane/tail, but presumably in coat as well since they kind of go together. Lyra, Raindrops, Ditzy, even Cheerilee might all be in need of a good grooming at any given point, but for CT, her physical appearance is pretty much second only to her farm and fields on her personal priorities list. The only one of the L6 that might be better groomed would be Trixie, and it's difficult to say whether her vanity exceeds her somewhat notorious laziness.
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Oh, and since my renowned Rarity fanboyism is why you specifically courted my opinion on the this fic, well I feel bad to say, but I just can't find much to comment. You didn't do anything that I'd call wrong, but that's hardly much of a compliment. I hate to seem like I'm dwelling on the CT issue, but if the idea was to have Rarity give CT a makeover, perhaps instead of focusing on more basic grooming (which CT is already supposed to be very good at), it would have been better to go into Rarity's talents as an artist. CT might be well groomed, but her style is conceptually simplistic. So Rarity could have pulled out the stops, scented perfumes, color accentuating make-up, ribbons and gems to weave into her mane and tail.
Well, that was sweet.
I liked the comparisons between them and their craft. Quite nice, here.
No, no, no...
This won't do at all.
It's a good start of a story, but it's only the start!
You should do more with this, there's so much potential!
Most people don't bother, but I really think you should.
At the least consider yourself up one watcher.
The only thing I don't like is that it's mistagged, this isn't really anything romantic yet.
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This is a quite good lil story, it would be a shame if you didn't expand upon it.
Go Carrot Top, get you some of that flank!
This is a very sweet story, and the progression seemed natural.
So... Carrity? interesting ship im the first to admit i don't like Rarity much but i think being with a more balanced, humble, and overall less... bitchy character would be good for her. alot of people think AJ would be good with her but i just dont like Rarity with any of the mane 6 or spike. Especially spike but having her with a bg character seems like a good fit to me.
4/5 moustaches sir! and if you wish to continue this story you have my follow!
I've read this fic before and still enjoy it, but one thing stands out to me. Jacquard looms are for making fabric, not clothing. So Rarity's line about not having one so she can make one of a kind clothing for her customers comes across as a bit strange. We've never seen her make fabric from scratch, I'm fairly certain we've seen/heard her mention buying material even. She discusses weaving a great deal you mention, which was I won't deny left me a bit bemused as she's a seamstress not a spinner or weaver.
Either way, none of that detracts from this beautiful gentle piece. I especially love Carrot's piece when she's cooking. It really does an amazing job of displaying the care and focus she's putting into the meal.
This is a nice, quiet, domestic story -- I would have liked to have read a sequel to it, actually. I should say that I didn't notice it was in the "Lunaverse" group until after reading, so my thoughts are premised on its being a canon-universe fic. Whatever the case, I like it.
That was excellent. Carrot Top is generally adorable, and the way you played her off Rarity here was fantastic.