S5 Finale, other aspect view. (Why do I like MLP anyways?) (–and bleeding into my cares, words. Super sleepy rant) · 10:46am Jan 18th, 2016
Normally a meat-appreciation isn't so necessary to apprieciate the finer-morale of a children's story. (funny, as children can randomly be less biased by obvious interpretations, depending personal culture.)
Anyhow. S5 final was less charm and more intrigue, mystery and drama suspense, with a bit of bedazzlement. Compared to our usual post-modern fairy tale-ish MLP.
MLP always was a riff-raff of freegoing foreground and background events. With very few judgementally decisive words or policies shown: character expectations vary more than law enforcement is present, it would seem. Despite the weather being on schedules.
Also generally friendly conflicts: villains and figthers alike don't try to actually cause permanent damage, usually. And seemingly don't risk it. I love the potential of that. Currently writing something that may or may not go dark, but is slice of life-y either way.
Anyhow. People are sometimes so quick to judge. Or state ideas as cannon. Whatever. Only cannon is cannon. I consider a story written as cannon only in how it is written. Author's notes don't count, personal taste of mine. But speculations are add-ons. Part of the interest of MLP is just hhow easily things are put on bandwagons. Love the rolling. But it's still funny. Anyhow. I love caring too much.
Because really, I like to do what I need not do. Can't say what I like that I need, honestly. And I'm sorta hard to truly bother. Anyhow, MLP is really great for relaxation. Available, oft relatable. Pretty nice without oft being sappy. Most of the serious things are presented as parody, I'd say. Nice riff-raff. And I love interesting riff-raff: It's rarely insulting.
Also love this site: somewhat nicer and cuter than other random internet places. And man does it often show hints of the greatness of unlawful randomness. and mish-mashes. Eh, that's one thing with my sytory writing; it's more interesting to have many different inputs than one in story events. And so it's nice to have characters that distinguish themselves in many ways, or aspects. Not bluntly, just so.
But personally, I don't much enjoy being one of those that encourage a split view. Having different friendlies that, singled out, sometimes push clearly one way or one view, can be quite irreplaceable. So yeah, write as I wish, I only write as I like. However good, and I just don't often prize sharing. For, I need it not, and am neutral about random things being good to give. If people like what I do, is that better than otherwise? My simple answer, is that it's often more interesting to ponder and investigate that, to better understand what people like, how they are, then to ever answer.
It's very easy for me to trail of a goal because I care not enough of the reward, no matter the reward, but more if the reward is some common stereotype. Because, you know, when "everybody likes something" it's rather lame a reason to want it, and chance are I already know of it. I like exotic things. Things that I could read about and not understand. Things to experience or know.
Eh, funny some people think low attention span means dumbness. I analyse detail too fast when I care to stop much at superficial interets. I can relax with people, sorta. But my excitement is oft worlds apart. Moreso than the already significant variance, I daresay. Well, probably.
And so MLP is very good for a relax view. yet quite interesting in it's expressed depths. One could ask why, rather than worry why. No rigid laws to fear, the clouds bringing rain at unexpected times is more questioning than frightful. (Or amusing? Oh ponies) Yeah. The whole series could be a parody of worry.
Eh. I do too much stuff like that. I mean I got wrote something like: "We might not get what we can, so worrying is cool. But it'd be cooler if you didn't need to ask this. – Get the same without worrying, – feels better. " "So Sprint, be my hero and shup up!"
And man, I really say, I'm maybe not horrible, but I feel like I am too wordy in dialogue each time I go into any passage. But I dislike indiana Jones writing. I prefer the fluff. That's over a third of the words the whole scene I can write down later. And possible the most she ever says in a block the whole thing. And it'd be very big, but man. I could be worse a worrier than Sprint, if I focused on it.
But yeah, whatever. I know those characters too well to not know how they'd possibly react in a situation. Sorta makes me wonder if everything else will flow so well. But probably? Hope those two don't die. It happens. Story-wise not many will die, maybe... eh. Very point-of-view-ish. Well, few of a certain group, because they are likely to get a partial victory, or do a tactical retreat if they start losing ponies. And their opposants are unlikely to pursue if they do. They won't change history, probably. (prelude to my other stuff) But they might be an important part of it.
As author, I might still not know after I'm done. But importantly: I know the setting: between Equestria in-show and a distant future dystopia. (semi-hopeful, warring, intrigued wastelandish stuff. Hyper sci-fi / dark fantasy / myth-like of the feudal and dark ages.) But man, man. There are still writing style I would like to be good at, but ain't focused on yet. So yeah. It's quite easier to write a first person sotry when you know setting, flexibly, and purpose. The purpose: show a story of somethinig that happened. It just happened to be that the main character got attached to this mare. And so placed to accompany her. His luck more than his fault, except the fact that their personalities get along so well. That made the luck be to merely encounter, mostly.
Blast it, the funny thing is I really didn't plan it. Yet it's sorta the main focus duo I guess. A duo rather than one, cause they randomly tend to stick together. Sometimes I really just want to tell myself that sappiness like that is natural. Real-life people to marry willingly after all. And some real-life people do better, yet eurhgh. Still got the issue of my personal writing getting too personal for my comfort to wave around for judgement. Ye know, you draw sketches to improve. But when you draw sketches to enjoy them, it gets emotional to maybe scrap and re-do to experiment new stuff with external feedback. You just don't want embarassed discomfort lagging out.
I could almost use a mare like that myself. Multi-tasking my own mind to handle emotions slows me, yet, to relate to many different things and points of view, I can't trim myself without care for freedom. Self-suppression is not my thing. Self-regulation when I oft am content to tally and laze in writing dreams and stuff? Maybe I'll show stuff to people, maybe I'll even get a job to pratice my technique while keeping private private. It's why I appreciate the idea of having a hobby related job. Professional improvement of my hobbies. Heh. Worth it? No idea: hobbies first, they why I care to live.
So I love MLP, and similar all-rounder arts of story and presentation. And I love seeing people frolick and bicker if mood be well, and interest is. But hell, I care more to understand people than I like having a public identity. And stuff. But man, that mare telling him to shut up? The rudest thing did to him, apart maybe snob him or such. But she ain't much or that, just that asocial hero type: looks like they don't care of personal risks or people, but they do. Still, it's so unsual yet in character: she usually says almost nothing but short and clear statements. Yet,.. whatever. Character developpement. She still ain't being a chatterbox. If an appropriate occasion happened, Short Sprint could have her tag along in some social event he wouldn't dare go to usually, if she's around when invited: she wouldn't override him when he says they'd go. But, like always, I ain't writing scenes because they'd be interesting, but cause they fit: Interesting and important to point of mention, and stuff that'd actually happen. And I'm praticising make a full chronicle story, first person: to not leave time skips that could feel like blanks, yet have full coverage understanding of a character. Whilst ideally having some sort of acceptable bookends.
Why does an asocial guy write what could be read, anyway, cause it's relaxing? Yeah sometimes. Apparently. Too tired to write very well. No want to skip interesting, but complex character ideas by lack of ability to relate when tired. And yet not tired enough to outright sleep. Running around in circles? Don't often feel like it. And physical exercise in general is only so varied. But I do relax. And when writing, I don't forget that my characters do that too, well most healthy ones, atleast. So maybe some of those moments should be, or simply must be written. Ye know?
Probably will need to make a dominant determinist type in the side characters. Probably owuld fit to be one of the 16/17 experienced explorers at initial events. Names and introduced later as wanted. But, he'd become important at that certain point... so much to flesh out. But it would be a great dynamic with Dillo at that point, if Dillo is still there. One of those caracters I'd love more for the quick-wit and interaction than who they are. Like Trixie. Love trixie, but as great as she is, we don't know much about who she is. Background-wise. Ye know, family, friends, and legal permit. Stuff that's important when you shop for a mate, but ultimately is never more than part important, and sometime irrelevant. That's what I mean. Love Trixie for how she is, not what/whom she is.
Many good stories say of characters through their actions, and little more of who they are. It is good. Captivating narrative is about action. Captivating data is about interest. Many stories hook people on the actions. Not the setting. I like to write the setting to much though, so my writing gets off easily if I don't care to present my characters. I know them, but must show them for readability. That's why I'm not so certain of presenting sutff. I can make good poetry, and nice tales. But I only sometimes pratice more traditional presentational priorities. To compel or have appeal? Honestly love being good at it. Don't care to do it though. I could cook pancakes, yet I don't. Muffins are more interesting, and cookies I oft prefer, if I do baked goods. And I do goods in cooking.
Sometimes I wonder what the whole dating stuff would feel like directly. But. I can't invent myself such a desire without doing a sort of play. So, for all my experience, ehh. Whatever. I'm very Rainbow Dash. Skill based, uncaring. Empathic, but mainly to my comforts. And I like to salvage anything: politely refuse the gentle offer, if it could be genuine. Cause respect of the possility that they be honest good, is more important than blind beliefs and calling outs. Non-commital loyalty to myself, and brag-at-will philosophy. But really, do-at-will philosophy. Why be smart if not to be lazy? If lazy is comfort, then lazy often is smart. I do worry sometimes though, bother. It's more fun to laugh at the needless worries and efforts of others, if not polite. So yeah.
Honestly though, people with similar motives and beliefs generally have similar goings. Etc. But boy is sappy too embarassing to be worth it, if you don't get through to something. And oft lame when it just repeats and you don't care. So minimize that. Please.
Eh, character quirks. My own are like anyone else's: bred through experience. In my case: by care and comfort. Intelligent and lazy. My story going, my secondary characters will shine in presence according to their tendencies in leadership and dominance, relationship-wise. Hence, that guardsmare that hangs out with Tale Writer might overshadow him and get a name. She's his emotional support sometimes, but how much else? Eh. Having a place where I could curtail my too sleepy periods better in comfort could increse writing time. Yep.
I mean really. Should I go live somewhere to get more stereotyped success, or for more comfort and enjoyment? Man do some people think too highly of their words. I don't care to remember: it's common. And they get all panicky when it doesn't work. Instead of calmly improving their attempts. I have values. And yes, people can be whatever they want. And no, there is no obligation to help others: there is choice. What beauty would there be in believing you must help, anyways? An ironic one. My current story might not star knight templars, although, yeah, prelude to such an era. An era of templars and tyrants, where most are normal, but not quite most of the strongest. Sorta gets better. That what my whole bigger thing is about. But the prelude is easier to write than the harder parts of the after. And is already helping shape the after. It's more fun to understand a setting by exploring the prelude. And that is why I write what I currently write.
Still my hobby to look for inspirations of mythology and stories and stuff. I'm just less super-myth and more common myths: The West has appartheid, a council with too much science to predict revolts and many other things. (although subverted) But there is little ultimate stuff. Fact is, the biggest changes are reforms of politics and leadership. Which is gigantic, but. No-one truly can gain absolute control. Altough almost is possible, and even done, although the visible ones, in many cases, realise their own fall. They over extend. A stray idea in my writing yesterday consolidated Chrysalis amongst my favoirites. Man, she's an intriguante. Mother of her soldiers, caring for them better than most. And ahh. I wish not to do the nonsense of embarassing myself. But she's extremely emotional, yet extremely wise, if gambling? She prefers to care for her providers of love more than fight those of hate. But she lost too many in times of peace, for, various reasons. So she's quite the knight templar. My envisionment of luna could express: "She's no worse than me, but you can't always trust her." (and yes, I didn't bother to chose a NMM/Luna way of saying it. Characters speak to circumstance, not just name, anyways.)
But enough botching. Hell, if I had studies of a boring sort, I'd use sleepy times to rid the worthwhile work, if deemed globally worthwhile. I think I maybe got too used to helping people when tired, bad habit. People would ask and I'd respond. Whatever. Hmm. food for thought. Aria is like that in a non-stretchable way to those she really likes. Sprint: not exactly. Truly though, lots of nice people are like that, giving small time to those who ask when they ain't bothered or busy. Not that special, albeit potentially important for detail: hell do I not want family that would stress me without doing that much. It's not a return thing: comfort is not money, you can't borrow or lend it, so don't count as if.
Nice enough that pony relations are not based on profit, social or otherwise. (Although yes, Rarity often gets involved in the questions of 'owing', so does AJ.) Ah, MLP really is a parody of world-things. And a nice parody of a music, is a nice music, yes?
