Finals

...are coming up. So you might see a delay from me. Not totally sure if, nor how much, yet.

In other news, check out the Price Of Loyalty forums, and (if you're so inclined), show your support in our little debate with one of these:

or

courtesy of Nopony in Particular.

You ought to be able to right click and 'copy image location' if you want to set one as your avatar.

Anyway, that's all for now, folks.

-Loyal Liar

Comments

[noszeros]

I'd prefer a "I HOPE THAT SHINING ARMOR IS DEAD".

[Fillosof]

1021677
You should be really ashamed, you now?

As for me, I'll probably say:
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Still, I hope Shining is alive.

Please, LL, do not think of what I have to say as a challenge, but IMO you aren't George Martin, and thank God for that. 'Good' characters in your fics have a chance to actually survive.

[noszeros]

1021745
I never said he is a 'bad' character. I just think he is completely useless because he has failed at everything he has tried.

[Fillosof]

1021765
Well, I have to disagree with you for several reasons:
1) Everyone (with the exception of Dash) have failed at their given tasks.
2) He has managed to arrest Masquerade in the end, even if it was a transient success.
3) His contribution to the Plot have been significant.

Note, that I haven't even started Act II yet, and please, try to avoid any soilers.

Also, I must that IMHO it's very harsh to bear so much malice to a character just because of his failures.

[noszeros]

1021806

1) Everyone (with the exception of Dash) have failed at their given tasks.

I never said otherwise.

2) He has managed to arrest Masquerade in the end, even if it was a transient success.

He has only weakened her but in the end it's not him who have arrested her. (I hope it's not a spoiler)

3) His contribution to the Plot have been significant.

I know, but he isn't the only one who can contribute to the plot. There are a lot of other characters.

it's very harsh to bear so much malice to a character just because of his failures.

Maybe... If you want i take back what i've said. (But if he die eventually i won't miss him)

[Zennyth]

Hmm. This post has got me thinking the fate of Shining isn't quite settled yet. I've a theory, if you will.

(There may be some spoils if you're not up to speed with the story.)

You've now come up with two alternate plot lines to handle him, and will be using our feedback to help determine which direction to take. You've already proven very capable in altering your story at the last minute when you decided to keep Solo alive instead of killing her. (Yay!)

As my avatar shows, I'm a Shining Armour fan, probably to an irrational degree, and I hope he's not an ex-pony. Honestly I doubt I would be able to come up with many justifiable reasons for why I like the character...I just do. I guess that means objectivity can be thrown out the window lol.

But some ideas come to mind as to why you'd consider killing him off...

It would re-establish that Joss Whedon-like fear in us readers where any character is capable of shuffling off the mortal coil. I cannot remember for sure, but wouldn't he be the first major canon character to truly die for good? You've come close with a few ( Luna, Dash, and heck Reckoning feels practically canon at this point too) but they have either recovered or have been resurrected. I seriously doubt Shining would be back in that fashion if he died. I wouldn't have any fears of character death in the future if that was the case and it would likely defeat the purpose of killing him off in the first place IMO.

Another reason I've speculated is that you'd want him gone because his naivety and black and white morality does not mesh with the world you've built (probably a huge understatement) and its easier to proceed with him out of the picture. If that's the case, I think he deserves a better way to make a stand and go down in a blaze of glory...not in the literal sense in an underhanded, though admittedly clever, assassination on a train.

Were he to stay alive this story, I don't figure his ideology would stay intact. You'll beat it out of him lol and I think a jaded Shining would be an interesting thing to see. (Don't remember coming across that often on this site).

And I do recall you calling out in the final chapter of the first act to the Shining x Solo shippers of some potential of something in the future? Be tough to follow through with that if Shining's dead.

But...then again we probably shouldn't place much stock in all that you say...says so right there in your name.

That pretty much concludes what I've got. Obviously count me in the "Please don't kill Shining off!" camp...but regardless of what's decided, this is your story and I'm just enjoying the journey you're taking us on.

Good luck with the finals!

Note: I really miss my laptop. My thumbs hurt now lol.

[Nopony in Particular]

Ya know Loyal, since you 'called me out' on that I HAVE to put my 'side' as my icon.

1023183Part of me REFUSES to even consider that Francis Sparkle Shining Armor is dead. I actually like that he is so 'naive' about the world. He brings sense.of fairytail justice to the story that nopony else brings. Of course if he is dead, that would be symbolic of RD's lost innocence. Still, until I have irrefutable proof he is dead, I won't believe it.