Vision Chapter Art · 5:13am May 13th, 2016
Better living through alchemy!
From the unpublished chapter Green Dragon, named after a character of the same name Siren encounters. She's an aspiring doctor, currently working as an agent of the Pavilion to cover her costs for medical school. Her name comes from a mix if wine and cannabis that is (according to those who favor it) highly relaxing without getting you really drunk or significantly high. Her original cutie mark is for preparing it and other exotic beverages, and she runs a small side business selling it.
The character served a few roles, but mostly, I wanted to remind Siren that Rarity's goons are punch clock villains, and to make her feel at least a little bad about how many of them she's killed.
Okay. Let's be honest. About how many of them Echo and Green have killed. Siren is the girl in the escort quest who runs out into the middle of the enemy bullets.
Kinda creepy :3
She enjoys her own creations regularly, it's the only way to forget the crippling student debt!
Hm, nice art, and thanks for the information.
That is some damn nice art. Who's the artist for this? They really captured something with this character!
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PeasentB. He's very gifted! :D
Nice art.
A pity the story withered on the vine, but I'm glad you're still sharing things with us.
Tsk, I was about to correct you but you corrected yourself. It takes all the fun out of being a nitpicker.
What a qt. [superpowers]She was the one that took care of Siren when she collapsed getting groceries, right?[/superpowers] I'd totally double-date her with Golden Palm and Sea Change, and we'd totally lock hooves on the way back to her home.
Then I'd find out she's slimy. I'd take a shower, and I'd have nightmares about it ever after. I would make excuses whenever she'd wire me and wanted to go out again. Eventually, she'd take the hint and stop calling. But she would be the confrontational kind and she'd come over to my apartment and make me talk about it so she could get some closure. Then she'd find out that I thought she was kinda gross, and she'd run out half-crying. I'd chase after her. Right as she would be getting into the elevator, I'd grab her shoulder to get her attention and make it intimate.
But then I'd instinctively recoil at how slimy she was. She'd sock me right in the face, and I would fall over right outside of the elevator. Then I would lie there until the elevator was out of sight.
I don't know.
Maybe I wouldn't double-date her.
3943056 Indeed! You know, you having illustrations each chapter in Siren Song influenced me to include illustrations in Iron Horse. Being able to add touches like that is one of the best features of this site, if you ask me.
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Related question. What timescales were you imagining for the negative mantle effects? I imagine most mantle users develop somewhat-waxy skin after a short time, and that it gets worse as they progress.
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That got too real.
...but. Yes.
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Holy shit.
Uh... yes. Wow. Okay. I'm going to have to deal with the fact that I know someone in the justice league now.
See now I really want to see you try writing again because you have a wonderful sense of irony. :D
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That really depends on how well they take care of themselves. The "sweet" smell in sweat comes after a few weeks, but is not widely considered a side effect as it is not caused by withdrawl. Beyond that, it depends on how regularly you get your dose, since the side effects are dramatically enhanced by withdrawl. A pony who wildly abused mantles, then went cold turkey over and over again could start showing severe symptoms of withdrawl in as little as a few months. A pony like Green who takes immaculate care of herself didn't start showing any symptoms at all for nearly eight years. The first symptom to show is usually emotional instability, followed by waxy skin, impaired senses, excessive sweating, explosive rage, and finally the more substantive emotional problems and mutations.
It's a fun setting!
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I promise to only use my powers for good whenever it's convenient.
I really want to, but there's too much stuff to do, and everything I pick up ends up taking all my time! I'm trying to put together a list of all pony videos on youtube along with some reasonable assurance that I got all of them. If I ever finish that, I'll spend some time focusing on writing and making music.
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I know
. I want to write about how Applejack initially refused to enchant her food but eventually relented while trying to keep it a secret, and how the rest of the mane6 (minus Twilight the Enchanter) had to pretend not to know in order to maintain her false sense of integrity. Or how Pinkie Pie had to ask Rarity for a special dress to hide how she really looked and felt so ponies would still feel comfortable around her and still be okay with hugging her. Or how Rarity was forced into continuing to take mantles because her ambitions and artistic vision outpaced her natural ability to realize them.