In the present, I've been trying to focus on a future which, in the best case, is more than a year away. The possibility of making it to Tokyo for their MLP convention in (approximately) May of 2025, and the gradually-advancing marathon run of trying to reach the required total.
This isn't a pleasant story. In telling the group about what happened through the medium of this blog, I'm hoping to make a few people think. Passing on the details of events -- or rather, mostly doing so. Because in writing this, I'm not going to include any names. Not just yet, anyway. Those who want an ID on the self-assigned 'victim' of the tale are welcome to come into the chat server,
5238617 The Bronx zoo (CNN story). Cats can contract coronavirus-family infections of various types, and apparently big cats can too. Probably not horses. (checks) Oh, heck. Yes, at least Equine Enteric Coronavirus. I stand corrected.
But... aren't horses obligate nasal breathers? What's the point in covering the mouth? I suppose maybe that's just the only way they could get the mask to fit...
5238593 ...Well. That might be more effective, depending on the fabric's details?
5239268 I think my last request is going to be to have moose antlers grafted onto my skull and bull femurs to replace my humerus post mortem, just so I can have future archaeologists go "...what the hell is THIS?!?"
Those adorable, black eyes...
Someone heard about the "Ponid-19" trend and decided to take the proper precautions.
Possible thoughts...
Embarrassingly enough, not only does it not completely cover my nostrils, but it isn’t even N95 compliant.
One deep breath and this thing is in my sinuses.
Great. Social distancing for humans is six feet. For me it’s two furlongs...
You put it on my face, but didn’t even use hand sanitizer first?!
I don’t think they do pets as therapy in the respiratory ward...
They do make horse nose-covers if I remember right, mostly for sub-zero environments.
(darnit, I saw a cute Princess Celestia and Princess Luna in N95 masks pic recently and I forgot to bookmark it.)
I dunno if it's better than the alternative or not...
i.redd.it/8nwomkamear41.jpg
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Is this your announcement of a sequel to Marathon?
I remember seeing an article about some tiger in a zoo having corona virus.
I'm not sure if horses can get it or not
5238617 The Bronx zoo (CNN story). Cats can contract coronavirus-family infections of various types, and apparently big cats can too. Probably not horses. (checks) Oh, heck. Yes, at least Equine Enteric Coronavirus. I stand corrected.
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Maybe I will.
... "Ah... So you have chosen death I see. Very well mortal." - Read in Mister Magoo's voice because I have no regrets and life is too short as it is.
I myself ask that question of the heavens quite often these days, with much the same expression.
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This one?
https://derpibooru.org/images/2311770?q=celestia%2C+mask
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"This feedbag has numerous structural issues"
5238815 Yeppers. They're adorable. And safe.
To be fair, a horse asking the question, “Why did you do this to me?” is a reasonable reaction to 99% of this website.
Evidently, the Gift Horse is making absolutely certain no-one's looking him in the mouth.
But... aren't horses obligate nasal breathers? What's the point in covering the mouth? I suppose maybe that's just the only way they could get the mask to fit...
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...Well. That might be more effective, depending on the fabric's details?
5238587
Oh, neat.
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Why you shouldn't get excited about a horse wearing a double-D bra.
There's gonna be so much WTF-ness on the part of whatever comes after humans regarding all the eccentricities of human life.
They're dressed like that to avoid the Cough.
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Pretty much every type of mammal has some kind of coronavirus for which it is the primary host.
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I think my last request is going to be to have moose antlers grafted onto my skull and bull femurs to replace my humerus post mortem, just so I can have future archaeologists go "...what the hell is THIS?!?"
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Yeah, that’s where you wouldn't want the sexy lacy one.
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That’s not the only way for an equine to wear them, either.
bigpinekey.com/wp-content/uploads/horse-eye-bra.jpg
“Whatever comes after,” implying that there isn’t so much WTF-ness now.
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Hah! :D
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Archaeologists have the phrase "ritual purposes" for when they find something to this effect, so we don't even need to wait for a new species.