• Member Since 8th Mar, 2012
  • offline last seen 13 hours ago

Alaborn


Somewhere in the USA. Probably older than you. And something about MLP:FIM makes me want to write stories. Unfortunately, being gainfully employed cuts into my writing time.

More Blog Posts144

  • 147 weeks
    Retrospective Review: Strong Seconds

    Not an episode review this time.

    PresentPerfect writes about the "Applejack Problem", that a character with everything figured out becomes too boring. Her cutie mark is literally deciding she wants to stay home.

    Read More

    1 comments · 389 views
  • 147 weeks
    Retrospective Review: Putting Your Hoof Down and It's About Time

    S2E19 Putting Your Hoof Down

    Watching this episode as part of the whole series is jarring. You have episode after episode of ponies being kind and friendly, then a whole bunch of rude ponies all at once.

    I hate Angel Bunny in this episode. I want to turn him into hasenpfeffer.

    I'd like to know why there just happens to be a hedge maze somewhere near Ponyville.

    Read More

    3 comments · 222 views
  • 151 weeks
    Retrospective Review: Hearts and Hooves Day and A Friend in Deed

    S2E17 Hearts and Hooves Day

    The writers have chosen, once again, to feature a holiday or celebration in this episode. Arguably, this is the seventh time (Summer Sun Celebration, Winter Wrap Up, Running of the Leaves, Grand Galloping Gala, Nightmare Night, Hearth's Warming, Hearts and Hooves Day), and the third time directly referencing a major American holiday.

    Read More

    3 comments · 207 views
  • 152 weeks
    Retrospective Review: The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 and Read It and Weep

    S2E15 The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000

    Read More

    6 comments · 293 views
  • 153 weeks
    Retrospective Review: Baby Cakes and The Last Roundup

    S2E13 Baby Cakes

    So this was an episode that came completely out of the blue. There was no indication of Cup Cake being pregnant, let alone with twins. I'm assuming there was a toy involved.

    "That makes sense, right?" Sure, but if you're a pegasus stallion with a beige coat or a unicorn stallion with a yellow coat, I wouldn't recommend dining at Sugarcube Corner.

    Read More

    6 comments · 203 views
Feb
26th
2018

An idea for Wallflower Blush · 6:59am Feb 26th, 2018

(I assume, by this time, you've seen Equestria Girls: Forgotten Friendship; spoilers follow.)

The character of Wallflower Blush is an interesting one. A shy person with a history of awkward and embarrassing social interactions, she finds a magic stone that lets her erase these bad memories. But that erases all the memories from those encounters, which means every day she has to make these same initial awkward introductions.

A better use of the memory stone would be to remove not the memories of these encounters, but her own embarrassed feelings of these encounters. Let Sunset Shimmer remember meeting Wallflower Blush, let Wallflower Blush remember meeting Sunset Shimmer, but with Wallflower Blush not remembering whatever embarrassing aspect that led her to use the memory stone. I suspect that the people with whom she's interacting don't remember these encounters anywhere near as badly as her. The feeling of mortification wasn't mutual.

I'm not planning on writing a story along these lines, so if you like the idea, feel free to use it.

Report Alaborn · 383 views · #Wallflower Blush
Comments ( 1 )

The question is whether the Memory Stone can cut that finely, preserving the information and extracting only the emotional context. For the purposes of this story, sure, but I suspect Wallflower had a few accidents along the way. Gives a whole new meaning to the term "mental scars."

Login or register to comment