Insomniblog

I can’t sleep, so have some fic recs.

Children of the Sun
Vanner's a pretty cool guy, eh likes OC pony stories and doesn't afraid of reviewing mine. I just started reading this today, and I've got to say I'm really enjoying it so far. It's a story about OC ponies and political shenanigans, somewhat like my own fic. If you're enjoying Long Distance so far, it's likely you'll enjoy this too. Also, unlike mine, this story's finished, so no waiting for updates.

Dinky Doesn't Go To School
I get the feeling I've reced this before, but it bears repeating. This is a short Derpy-Dinky fic that is packed to the brim with d'awwwww and is well worth the five minutes it'll take you to read it.

TCB - Last Man Standing
The Conversion Bureau universe is one I usually stay away from, because I find the concept just a little too bizarre. However, I've gotta say that this story was really great. It had tragedy, emotional impact, and all kinds of crazy-awesome stuff besides. If you only ever read one TCB fic, make it this one.

Also, here’s an excerpt of LONG DISTANCE Chapter Six, for those of you who are just here for news on that story:

"""
“So, Sibwashie, excited to get home soon?” he said, envying the zebra’s nonchalant attitude to the swaying deck beneath them. “Where exactly is your village? In relation to this ‘Molaro’ we’re going to be landing at, anyway?”

The zebra smiled, and replied after a period of thought:
“As soon as I could walk, I learnt how to swim and how to sail
The coastal town of Molaro, conveniently, is from whence I hail.

“I remember the seaweed dinners and the long boating trips
My parents’ warm, wooden hut, and my brother’s dinnertime quips.

“They won’t be expecting me, not for a while – I’ll catch them by surprise and unaware
But they’ll be overjoyed to see me, and homesickness is a burden I’ll no longer bear.”

“Wow, that sounds great,” White Noise replied enthusiastically. “I can’t wait to meet them! In fact, I’d better practice my greeting. Hold on, let me think about this for a bit...”

White furrowed his brow in a look of intense concentration, while Sibwashie waited patiently to hear his friend’s latest attempt at Zebrican.

White Noise cleared his throat and began to speak, slowly and deliberately:
“<Hail and well met, family of my friend
I hope you don’t resent the time that he will spend>

“<Helping me out with the dragons and their fire
I’d rather not earn any of your ire.>”

Sibwashie nodded his head enthusiastically while cringing on the inside. He had to give the unicorn points for effort, even if his rhythm was quite off.

"""

A fun little scene that I quite enjoyed writing.

As of right now, I've written about a third of the chapter, and I've got the majority of it planned out. I've had a fair amount of free time recently (hence yesterday's revision of Chapter 4), so expect this next chapter fairly soon.

Almost forgot, OMGLUNA (warning: spoilers).