If you want to keep your characters consistent, you need to understand who they are, and how their various personality types will clash or mesh with the other characters'. Snake being very, very different from the mane six, plotting out how their characters would interact and getting it down on paper (so to speak) is a very, very good idea.
So I wrote this out to consult, and decided to post it publicly, rather than hoard it to myself. You're welcome.
Solid Snake and...
Twilight Sparkle: Twilight is nominally the leader of the mane six, so Snake generally defers to her when it comes to the order of battle. At the same time, he frowns upon what he perceives as Twilight putting Spike in danger. You guys might have noticed, but Zanzibar Land is sort of a running theme in this story, and I like to think that what Snake saw during his mission there, specifically with the children Big Boss intended to train as soldiers, left him with a deep-seated contempt for child soldiers, or for putting children in danger (not to mention his history with Frank Jaeger and Raiden). He doesn't fathom why Twilight would allow Spike to follow them as far as she did.
For Twilight's part, she swings between exasperation and fascination regarding Snake. He's exotic, being from another world and all, and his actions and motives remain enigmatic; she can't quite figure him out, but she'd very much like to. But they butt heads often enough to form a bit of resentment between the two of them. She chafes under his occasionally patronizing and hard-nosed approach to interacting with the others. The more time they spend one-on-one, the more conflict will crop up between them.
Pinkie Pie: Snake is disturbed by Pinkie, and his inability to comprehend her antics makes him avoid her, or thinking about her, whenever he can.
Pinkie views befriending Snake as both a challenge and a game. She wants to get to know him the same way she'd want to get to know any new friend.
Applejack: Snake and Applejack initially didn't get along, but as time progressed, Snake began to see her as the most capable and dependable of the group. She's the only one he gets along with, and consequently, the only one he'll consistently address as an equal.
Applejack harbors a debt of gratitude to Snake for his efforts in rescuing and defending her sister. She believes that he'll do the right thing, even if it takes a little prodding, and will always try to appeal to his better nature.
Rarity: There's a bit of camaraderie between Rarity and Snake. She thinks of him as rakish, and a bit of a ruffian, but grants him a great deal of trust, especially after the events in the Everfree Forest.
Snake, for his part, doesn't dislike Rarity, though her habit of putting on airs gets on his nerves.
Fluttershy: While frustrated with Fluttershy's presence on the team, seeing her as dead weight and not much else, Snake doesn't raise a fuss over it, knowing that Twilight wouldn't think of sending her away. After the fight with the timberwolves, Snake saw that there was more to her than he'd initially thought, but he wouldn't trust her with his life.
Fluttershy instinctively wants to understand Snake, but is too intimidated by his rough exterior to approach him.
Rainbow Dash: Mutual animosity. Snake sees Rainbow Dash as arrogant and headstrong, and Rainbow Dash is continually put off by Snake's casual patronizing of her friends. She feels that he underestimates them while overestimating himself, and doesn't trust him to stick by the group when the going gets tough. With her athleticism and Snake's sheer combat ability, the two could form a potent duo if they could ever get past their personality conflicts.
Applebloom: They have something of a big brother/little sister relationship, antagonizing each other to hide their affection. Applebloom views Snake with a sort of childlike wonder. Snake feels protective of Applebloom; her youth and innocence are what drove him to rescue her from the manticore, and he takes personal responsibility for Trenton's capture of her.
Spike: No affection whatsoever. Spike sees Snake as a grown-up who underestimates him, and Snake sees Spike as a little kid who will make grievous mistakes in a misguided attempt to prove himself.
Big Macintosh: Their first meeting involved Snake shooting him (albeit non-lethally), so I can't imagine there'd be any love lost between the two of them.







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>>378714 ...Possibly? It's The Sorrow, alright, either way.
I just now noticed your icon. Is it the Sorrow, in Enderman form?
>>269166 I... don't quite understand why, but thank you!
I saw this and thought of you.
>>138715 That actually sounds kind of comical. I think I will check that out, thank you.
Hey, you can bug me about not updating my stories. Who knows? It might make me work faster.
But seriously, I've been really busy of late, which doesn't leave much time for the pursuit of hobbies.
>>138584
Psh, you automatically assume I'm bugging you about PGS. I never bug authors about their progress. Ever. I make fun of them for it. I cry openly in front of them, but I never harass them.
I just haven't heard from you or seen your comments in a while. Like for a month or so. You make it hard to stalk you.
And Rainbow Dash Presents is a spin off of My Little Pony (the abridged) Mentally Advanced Series by FiMFlamFilosophy on YouTube. RDP takes relatively notorious fics that are voted for by the viewers and has the abridged characters read, and embellish (mangle) them (mostly the incredibly airheadded RD) to an art slideshow by an artist named pitirep.
For instance, Cupcakes involved Dash wearing a gorilla suit for some reason, mistaking Pinkie's murderous intent for sexual advances, and Pinkie needing to win Dash's "love" by singing her the Power Ranger's theme. All voiced horribly awkwardly.
>>138581 I got stuff to do, which takes precedence over Ponies and Solid Snake Have Adventures.
But I have been beating myself up over not focusing on PGS. In particular, I've been thinking about the way Kojima writes messages into his games, and I'm trying to figure out if I want to do something similar. I have some ideas.
Additionally, I did some minor (but significant) edits of the opening chapter. I was never comfortable with Snake referring to Raiden as a hero. Raiden isn't a hero, Kojima goes to great lengths to explain that Raiden isn't a hero, Snake doesn't think that Raiden is a hero, so Snake wouldn't call Raiden a hero. So I took that out. In fact, Snake doesn't believe in heroes, so I took out any mention of specific heroes in the opening chapter. I did something else to it, but I don't remember what that is.
What, exactly, is Rainbow Dash Presents?
Yo, dude.
Y U SO QUIET!?
How's things?
So apparently RDP is doing MLD. I blogged about it.
>>5205
"squee" is the only thought my mind is currently processing.
>>5147 You are absolutely adorable.
I'm working on it right now, actually, and I'm optimistic about having a completed draft within the next couple of days. After that, I'll send it off to my brand new pre-reader, and he'll give me his thoughts on it. Based on his feedback, I'll revise the story, and then voila!