Panderization · 2:26am Sep 26th, 2015
First of all, I'd like to say that I've been listening to my readers, but compliments and criticisms. And I can't help but find myself agreeing with a repeated criticism, that Thomas and Luna really need to sit down and have a heart to heart. It was always going to happen, but now I'm rearranging already written chapters to make it happen much sooner. I do not feel this will interfere with the continuing conflict of the story, that being how Thomas continues to adapt and interact in this pony society, how it interacts with him, his continued depression, and the ever pressing issue of expanding the harem which will be its own source of issues. However, it does seem prudent that Thomas be able to face these things with the security a cutie mark grants to every pony, knowing his place in the world. Now keep in mind that this won't happen for several weeks to come. Much of the story is already written, so I'll need to shuffle some chapters around to make this work, but I think it can be done with minimal hassle.
Second of all, Stranded in Horse People Land. This story sucks. It's so disliked that people give it thumbs down without even reading a single chapter. Any and all suggestions would be appreciated. Hopefully that can pull me out of my writer's block with this one and get me to make something people want to read.
It will be interesting to see how the 'serious' time talk between Luna and Thomas will go. Things have to be building to a point with Thomas like a pressure cooker or something. All that time in ponyland and yet is there to be an outright breakdown into either, on one side of the scale, a near catatonic depression about everything all together. Nor have we seen the other end of the scale of 'drunken-rage-thomas-smash'.
Celestia has seen the problem, and the way Celestia is normally characterized, and I've not seen any hints that she's any different in your story, she works to solve problems.
She's already resolved to let Luna take care of it, but, perhaps, as the older sister, she can make a sly comment while Luna is in ear shot but Thomas isn't that gets Luna thinking about the problem.
But, yes, the talk with way overdue. Luna needs to confess her true feelings and Thomas needs to talk about his insecurity. Though the latter is mostly misplaced because he's done a very fine job so far.
I haven't read your other story yet, but added it to my list to read when I get the chance. The crossover world is... interesting.