Crusaders of the Lost Mark

I'm smiling so much it hurts.

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[BleedingRaindrops]

I know right?
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[psychomotorboat]

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[Chinchillax]

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[Murcushio]

Big shout outs to everyone out there who was three-quarters of the way through writing the first chapter of something revolving around the CMC getting their marks. You guys tried hard, sometimes this shit happens. Ask anyone who was writing a Twilicornification fic when S3 ended.

I am aware people can just go ahead and write one anyway, but for some reason "grandfathering" things in works a lot better than doing an AU after the fact. It's weird, right? Like, Myths and Brithrights and Sharing the Night (to pick two examples at random) were started a long-ass time ago, before canon outpaced them, so people just sort of shrug and go "yeah, they're pretty good" and move on. But if you started a Twilicornification fic today, there'd probably be a bit of skepticism.

So it'll probably go with the CMC.

[Pav Feira]

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I have a fic that I've been slowly chipping away at from S1. When Alicorn Twilight happened, I looked at my fic, realized it didn't really have a place in the fic, so I've just left her as a unicorn.

I had plans for how to address the CMC, and I could potentially just grandfather this in as well. But the gears are turning in my head, and I'm wondering about maybe tweaking the story to incorporate this canon. The best part is that Pinkie has been liberally breaking the 4th wall in this fic, so I could see her giving Twi and the CMC some confused looks and muttering about anachronisms.

[equestrian.sen]

I as well. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be looping this episode all weekend.

[ZanyZapper]

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(But in a good way!)

I've often struggled trying to decide on my favorite episode. I'm now struggling to decide on my second favorite.

[Lurks-no-More]

I know the feeling, GaPJaxie. The whole episode kept pushing my emotional buttons, and much feels were had. In a good way.

[equestrian.sen]

It must have been difficult to raise a pony like Diamond Tiara. A filly with a natural talent for getting others to do what she wants can easily become spoiled in every sense of the word. Her mother must have had to make it clear early on that there would be no questioning what she says or what she wants of Diamond Tiara. That kind of responsibility over a foal can get... Well, I can't see it doing good things to a pony. Spoiled Rich may have been the only one in Ponyville that could do it.

She had to do it though. What choice did she have?

Ponies like to ask themselves what they should be doing with their lives, but does it really matter when it could mean giving up on being whom they want to be?

Somehow I think that when Spoiled Rich has some time to reflect, she'll end up being really proud of her daughter.

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I imagine the ending to Siren Song would have been something like this episode.

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Strange question. Up until now, I've spent an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. I've long since given up on trying to be the unparalleled best at [insert field here], more because it was a brutal and soulless endeavor than because of a lack of progress, and after that I haven't had much success coming up with an answer. Somehow the question seems a lot less daunting when I instead ask myself what kind of person I want to be and go from there. I still can't claim to have an answer, but I think I now know how to go about finding one. So... Are you planning on writing a fic on how you would get your butt tattoo in a ponyverse?