The Siren: Notes for Chapter 2 · 2:11am Jul 4th, 2023
These are the notes for Chapter 2 of my fanfic The Siren. Don’t read until after you’ve read the chapter.
Pinkie saying “Emma”
Not a typo.
The Bunker
Obviously you’re thinking of Fallout Equestria. And obviously you can imagine a progression from this bunker to the Stables. But that is not my intention. This story is, like the series, set in a world where Friendship and Harmony have not broken down.
Ragamuffin
If you’re not a connoisseur of obscure Equestria Girls media, then you probably have no idea who this is. Ragamuffin was a uniformed character from “Spring Breakdown” who spoke with a thick Cockney accent. (Which later turned out to be fake, but we’re going to ignore that for now.)
Pipsqueak
Yes, I’m tying every character I can remember with a British accent into one family. Pipsqueak’s major appearance was in “Luna Eclipsed.” His other speaking parts were in “Twilight Time”, “Crusaders of the Lost Mark” (where I think he ran for political office—the ending of that episode and Diamond Tiara’s redemption jointly drown out anything else that happened in my mind) and “Marks and Recreation”.
Trottingham and the Griffish Isles
The official post-Movie map placed Trottingham in an island east of Equestria, between Manehattan and Griffonstone Station, and that island was named the Griffish Isles. That implies that Guto’s Griffish Kingdom either included the Isles, or at the least that the Isles and the Kingdom had some kind of relationship. More interesting is the question of what kind of town Trottingham is—I’m going with the assumption that it is a pony settlement on the predominantly griffon island. In my continuity, The Isles have been annexed by Equestria: Trottingham is being governed as a colony of Equestria, with the rest of the island being left alone. (As the griffons have always preferred.)
I somewhat exaggerated Trottingham’s latitude compared to the map. Just imagine that it’s as far north as the Crystal Empire, and just as naturally cold.
